tamyiz
Tamyiz, written تمييز in Arabic, is a grammatical term describing a noun that clarifies or specifies the meaning of a preceding word, usually to make sense of a quantity, measurement, time, or general term. It functions as a kind of specification tool within a sentence and helps remove ambiguity about what is being referred to.
- After numerals and expressions of quantity, tamyiz names the exact item being counted. For example, in
- After expressions of time or duration, tamyiz clarifies the time frame. For example, حضرتُ يوماً could be read
- After measures or amounts, tamyiz indicates what is measured. For instance, اشترى نصف رغيفٍ communicates “half a loaf” as
- The tamyiz is typically a noun in the accusative case (nasb) and is usually indefinite in many
- It follows the word that it clarifies and is not itself a descriptor of the noun in
- It is a distinct element of i’rab (Arabic case markings) and is commonly treated as a nominal
- Tamyiz is contrasted with adjectives (sifat) that directly modify a noun; tamyiz supplies the exact item
- It is one of the classic devices studied in Arabic grammar and morphology and is often