A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!

  1. Nouns are said to be in Apposition   البَدَل ================================================

Nouns are said to be in Apposition   البَدَل to another noun when you can drop off any of them without affecting the semantics of the sentence. Grammatically and logically speaking, both of the nouns should carry the same case marker.

**کانَ الخليفة ُ عُمَرُ عادلاً.**

The Caliph Omar was fair.