ABSTRACT
The function of a word determines its case (see Syntactic function). The following are some main functions of words and their equivalent case names:
The following functions of words are marked مرفوع (nominative):
الفاعِل (subject of a verb)
المُبتدأ (subject of a جملة اسمية)
الخَبر (predicate of a جملة اسمية)
The following functions of words are marked منصوب accusative:
المَفعول به (direct object of a verb)
الظَرف (adverb)
The following functions of words are marked مجرور (genitive):
بحرف جر (the object of a preposition)
إليه (the second term of an ’idafa)
