A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!

  1. The Nisba =============

The Nisba is an adjective that is created from a noun. The most common are those that refer to origin, nationality or country. The main device for making such adjectives from nouns is to suffix  (يٌّ ) for masculine and (يَّة ٌ ) for feminine to the noun. The noun must be first stripped off (a) the definite article,  (b) feminine suffix, or (c) final position long vowel.

a.عراقيَّة ، ** ** عراقيٌّ ، ( العراق )

b.سعوديَّة ، ** ** سعوديٌّ ، ( السعودية )

c.سوريَّة ، ** ** سوريٌّ ، ( سوريا )