Verbal noun.

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Verbal noun., the JAMB Arabic syllabus expects you to study:

• 16.
• iii.
• iv.
• noun v. c vi.
• vii.
• pron
• x. d
• xii.
• word xiii
• Arab
• verb
• - :الم 17- أ- .ال a.
• acti ب- .اسم b. p ج- .اسم هـ - .اس d. n و - .اس e. n ز - .اس f. r ح- .

Study notes & guidance

Study Verbal noun. using a recommended Arabic textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Arabic, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Verbal noun., you should be able to:

1. Verbal noun. identify the characteristics of Arabic nouns; differentiate between singular and dual forms of s; onstruct plural forms of singular nouns; identify construct phrases and their usages; differentiate between separable and inseparable ouns;
2. Identify correct usage of adjectives, conjunctions, utative and emphasis in Arabic sentences; apply correct preposition particles in a given sentence; ifferentiate between transitive and intransitive verbs and use them in sentences; identify the perfect verbs and their forms; identify the imperfect verbs and their grammatical s in sentences;
3. Identify the imperative verbs and their forms; identify the kinds of modifiers and apply them in ic usage; differentiate between trilateral and derived s; identify the types of derivatives; شتقات Derivatives: اسم فاعل ve participle. المفعول assive participle. التفضيل c. comparative/superlative. م اآللة oun of instrument. ما الزمان و المكان ouns of time and place. م النسبة elative adjective. اسم المبالغة g. hyperbole noun. الجملة الشرطية

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Arabic syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.