Booklet › Stop 3 · Colours › Place prepositions
حروف المكان
ḥurūf al-makān
These are what turn a list of furniture into a described room — and the room task is where the marks are.بها يتحول سردُ الأثاث إلى وصفٍ للغرفة.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| في | fī | in |
| على | ʿalā | on |
| تحت | taḥta | under |
| فوق | fawqa | above |
| بجانب | bijānibi | next to |
| أمام | amāma | in front of |
| خلف / وراء | khalfa / warāʾa | behind |
| مقابل | muqābila | opposite |
| بين | bayna | between |
| في وسط | fī wasaṭi | in the middle of |
The noun after a place word takes a kasra ending: تحتَ النافذةِ, بجانبِ الحمّامِ. Unvowelled, it is invisible — but it matters when read aloud.الاسم بعد الظرف مجرور: تحتَ النافذةِ.