حرف جر

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Arabic

Etymology

"Particle of the genitive", composed of حَرْف (ḥarf, grammatical particle) +‎ جَرّ (jarr, genitive case)

Noun

حَرْف جَرّ (ḥarf jarrm (plural حُرُوف جَرّ (ḥurūf jarr))

  1. (grammar) a particle that governs the genitive case in Arabic (loosely equivalent to preposition)
    Synonyms: حَرْف خَفْض (ḥarf ḵafḍ), حَرْف إِضَافَة (ḥarf ʔiḍāfa), حُرُوف الصِّفَات (ḥurūf aṣ-ṣifāt)

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