Before going to the complex syntactic structures of the Holy
Quran, the learners of Quranic Arabic can try the phrasal combinations easily
comprehensible to them. Similar to the English modification system within the
noun phrase, a large number of nouns are followed by one or more adjectives,
creating a continuous mnemonic rhythm throughout the Quran. The morphological
data analysis of the Quran shows 3 types of Noun-Adjective patterns in general:
1.
The Definite Noun-Adjective
Combinations e.g. الصِّرَاط الْمُسْتَقِيم Det+N+Det+Adj; (1:6)
2. The Indefinite Noun-Adjective Combinations e.g صِرَاط
مُسْتَقِيم (Indef) N+(Indef)
Adj;(10:25)
3.
The Possessive Noun-Adjective
Combinations e.g صِرَاطَكَ
الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
(Poss.) N-Pron
+ Det + Adj; (7:16)
There are as many as 420 Definite Noun-Adjective
Combinations in the complete Quran. Some of the important combinations are
given below with their FREQUENCY as ‘exact phrase’.
Quranic Grammar: An adjective always agrees with the noun it
depends on in terms of gender, number and definiteness. So the modifier
adjectives take the same i’rab or vowel sign as the noun at the end of the
word. This type of combinations belongs to the Ara bic grammatical category
called ‘Tawabi’
(My special thanks go to Ashish Mathur, Excel MVP, for his kind
help in sentence pattern analysis.)
Noun-Adjective
|
Meaning
|
Reference
|
Frequency
|
الصِّرَاط
الْمُسْتَقِيم
|
the
straight way
|
(1:6:2:1)
|
2
|
الْيَوْمِ
الْآخِرِ
|
the
Last Day
|
(2:8:7:3)
|
23
|
الْحَيَاةِ
الدُّنْيَا
|
the
life of the world
|
(2:85:37:1)
|
64
|
الدَّارُ
الْآخِرَةُ
|
the
last Home
|
(2:94:5:1)
|
6
|
الْفَضْلِ
الْعَظِيمِ
|
the
Great Bounty
|
(2:105:24:1)
|
6
|
الْمَسْجِدِ
الْحَرَامِ
|
the
sacred Mosque
|
(2:149:7:1)
|
15
|
السَّحَابِ
الْمُسَخَّرِ
|
the
clouds controlled
|
(2:164:36:2)
|
1
|
الْخَيْطُ
الْأَبْيَضُ
|
White
thread
|
(2:187:36:1)
|
1
|
الْخَيْطِ
الْأَسْوَدِ
|
Black
thread
|
(2:187:39:1)
|
1
|
الشَّهْرُ
الْحَرَامُ
|
the
sacred month
|
(2:194:1:1)
|
5
|
الْمَشْعَرِ
الْحَرَامِ
|
the
sacred reminder of God
|
(2:198:16:1)
|
1
|
َالصَّلَاةِ
الْوُسْطَىٰ
|
the
middle prayer
|
(2:238:4:2)
|
1
|
الْقَوْمِ
الْكَافِرِينَ
|
the
disbelieving people
|
(2:250:14:1)
|
9
|
الْعُرْوَةِ
الْوُثْقَىٰ
|
strong
handle
|
(2:256:17:2)
|
1
|
الْقَوْمَ
الظَّالِمِينَ
|
the
unjust people
|
(2:258:42:1)
|
19
|
الْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ
|
Heaped-up
hoards
|
(3:14:8:2)
|
1
|
الْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ
|
horses
branded
|
(3:14:13:2)
|
1
|
الذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيمِ
|
the
Message of Wisdom
|
(3:58:6:2)
|
1
|
الْقَصَصُ الْحَقُّ
|
the
true narration
|
(3:62:4:1)
|
1
|
الْكِتَابِ الْمُنِيرِ
|
the
enlightening Scripture
|
(3:184:11:2)
|
2
|
الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
|
free,
believing women
|
(4:25:8:1)
|
1
|
الْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ
|
the
neighbor farther away
|
(4:36:16:2)
|
1
|
الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ
|
city
of oppressive people
|
(4:75:19:1)
|
1
|
الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ
|
the
lowest depths
|
(4:145:4:1)
|
1
|
الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
|
the
nearest Angels
|
(4:172:9:1)
|
1
|
الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ
|
the
Sacred House
|
(5:2:17:1)
|
2
|
الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ
|
the
Holy Land
|
(5:21:3:1)
|
1
|
الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ
|
the
disobedient people
|
(5:25:12:1)
|
3
|
الْقَوْمِ الصَّالِحِينَ
|
the
righteous people
|
(5:84:15:1)
|
1
|
الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ
|
the
clear notification
|
(5:92:12:1)
|
7
|
الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
|
the
great attainment
|
(5:119:23:1)
|
13
|
الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِينُ
|
the
clear attainment
|
(6:16:8:1)
|
2
|
الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
|
the
Great Success
|
(85:11:13)
|
1
|
الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ
|
the
home of the Hereafter
|
(6:32:7:3)
|
7
|
الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا
|
the
worldly life
|
(6:70:8:1)
|
64
|
الْقَوْمِ الضَّالِّينَ
|
the
people gone astray
|
(6:77:17:1)
|
1
|
الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
|
the
criminal people
|
(6:147:12:1)
|
4
|
الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ
|
the
far-reaching argument
|
(6:149:3:1)
|
1
|
وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ
|
the
good land
|
(7:58:1:2)
|
1
|
النَّبِيَّ الْأُمِّيَّ
|
the
unlettered prophet
|
(7:157:4:1)
|
2
|
الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
|
the
best names
|
(7:180:2:1)
|
4
|
الْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا
|
the
near side
|
(8:42:3:2)
|
1
|
الْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوَىٰ
|
the
farther side
|
(8:42:6:2)
|
1
|
الْحَجِّ الْأَكْبَرِ
|
the
greater pilgrimage
|
(9:3:8:1)
|
1
|
الْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ
|
the
sacred months
|
(9:5:3:1)
|
1
|
الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ
|
the
established system
|
(9:36:20:1)
|
4
|
الْخِزْيُ الْعَظِيمُ
|
the
great disgrace
|
(9:63:15:1)
|
1
|
السَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
|
the
first forerunners
|
(9:100:1:2)
|
1
|
الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
|
the
Great Throne
|
(9:129:14:1)
|
3
|
الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ
|
the
wise Book
|
(10:1:4:1)
|
2
|
الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ
|
the
severe punishment
|
(10:70:9:1)
|
2
|
الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
|
the
painful punishment
|
(10:88:28:1)
|
7
|
السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ
|
the
heavy clouds
|
(13:12:8:1)
|
1
|
الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ
|
extreme
error
|
(14:18:21:1)
|
3
|
الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
|
gracious
forgiveness
|
(15:85:13:1)
|
1
|
الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ
|
the
Knowing Creator
|
(15:86:4:1)
|
2
|
الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى
|
the
farthest Mosque
|
(17:1:10:1)
|
1
|
الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنِ
|
the
right side of Mount
|
(19:52:4:1)
|
2
|
السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى
|
highest
heavens
|
(20:4:5:2)
|
1
|
الْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ
|
the
sacred valley
|
(20:12:7:2)
|
2
|
الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَىٰ
|
the
previous generations
|
(20:51:4:1)
|
2
|
الدَّرَجَاتُ الْعُلَىٰ
|
the
highest ranks
|
(20:75:9:1)
|
1
|
الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
|
the
former scriptures
|
(20:133:12:1)
|
2
|
الصِّرَاطِ السَّوِيِّ
|
the
straight path
|
(20:135:8:1)
|
1
|
الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
|
the
great distress
|
(21:76:11:1)
|
3
|
الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ
|
the
true promise
|
(21:97:2:1)
|
1
|
الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ
|
the
greatest terror
|
(21:103:3:1)
|
1
|
الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ
|
the
extreme error
|
(22:12:13:1)
|
3
|
الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ
|
the
distressed ones in want
|
(22:28:19:1)
|
1
|
الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ
|
the
ancient House
|
(22:29:7:2)
|
2
|
الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
|
the
Noble Throne
|
(23:116:10:1)
|
1
|
الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْغَافِلَاتِ
|
chaste,
unaware women
|
(24:23:4:1)
|
1
|
الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ
|
the
clear truth
|
(24:25:10:1)
|
2
|
الطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ
|
great
towering mountain
|
(26:63:12:2)
|
1
|
الْجِبِلَّةَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
|
the
former creation
|
(26:184:4:2)
|
1
|
الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ
|
The
Trustworthy Spirit
|
(26:193:3:1)
|
1
|
الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ
|
evident
bounty
|
(27:16:17:1)
|
1
|
الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ
|
the
stromg trustworthy
|
(28:26:9:1)
|
1
|
الْوَادِ الْأَيْمَنِ
|
the
right side of the valley
|
(28:30:6:1)
|
1
|
الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ
|
the
blessed spot
|
(28:30:9:1)
|
1
|
الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ
|
the
home of the Hereafter
|
(28:77:5:1)
|
6
|
الْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ
|
the
most trustworthy handhold
|
(31:22:10:2)
|
2
|
الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ
|
the
lower punishment
|
(32:21:3:1)
|
1
|
الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ
|
the
greater punishment
|
(32:21:6:1)
|
2
|
الْأَرْضِ الْجُرُزِ
|
barren
land
|
(32:27:7:1)
|
1
|
الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ
|
good
speech
|
(35:10:10:1)
|
1
|
الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِيرُ
|
the
great bounty
|
(35:32:20:1)
|
2
|
الْأَرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ
|
the
dead earth
|
(36:33:3:1)
|
1
|
الْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ
|
the
old date stalk
|
(36:39:6:2)
|
1
|
الشَّجَرِ الْأَخْضَرِ
|
the
green tree
|
(36:80:5:1)
|
1
|
الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ
|
the
Knowing Creator
|
(36:81:13:1)
|
2
|
السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا
|
the
nearest heaven
|
(37:6:3:1)
|
3
|
الْكِتَابَ الْمُسْتَبِينَ
|
the
explicit Scripture
|
(37:117:2:1)
|
1
|
الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ
|
the
poised racehorses
|
(38:31:5:1)
|
1
|
الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ
|
the
manifest loss
|
(39:15:18:1)
|
2
|
الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ
|
humiliating
punishment
|
(41:17:10:1)
|
1
|
الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
|
the
Praiseworthy Protector
|
(42:28:12:1)
|
1
|
الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
|
the
clear Book
|
(43:2:1:2)
|
5
|
الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
|
the
greatest assault
|
(44:16:3:1)
|
1
|
الْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ
|
the
first creation
|
(50:15:2:2)
|
1
|
الْعَذَابِ الشَّدِيدِ
|
the
severe punishment
|
(50:26:9:1)
|
2
|
الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
|
devastating
Wind
|
(51:41:6:1)
|
1
|
الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
|
steadfast
strength
|
(51:58:6:1)
|
1
|
الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَىٰ
|
the
fullest recompense
|
(53:41:3:1)
|
1
|
الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ
|
the
insolent liar
|
(54:26:4:1)
|
1
|
اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ
|
pearls
well-protected
|
(56:23:2:1)
|
1
|
الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
|
supreme
wickedness
|
(56:46:4:1)
|
1
|
الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ
|
the
derailed deniers
|
(56:92:5:1)
|
1
|
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