SPECIAL مضاف
There are a handful of words in Arabic that always appear as مضاف but do not necessarily create the meaning of belonging or possession.
MEMORIZE them along with their meanings.
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Between
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بَيْنَ
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In front of
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أَمامَ
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Above
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فَوقَ
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Around/Surrounding
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حَولَ
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Behind
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خَلْفَ
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Under
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تَحْتَ
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With/At/By
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عِنْدَ
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Right in front of
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قَدَّامَ
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Before
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قَبْلَ
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With/In support of
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مَعَ
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Far behind
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وَرآءَ
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After
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بَعْدَ
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Especially from
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مِنْ لَدُنْ
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In the presence of
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لَدَى
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Besides/Other than/Less than
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دُونَ
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The words above remain منصوب unless preceded by a حرف جر.The Arabic term for these special مضاف is ظَرْف. Note that لَدُنْ is always preceded by a مِنْ. The مِنْ is a جر حرف. Together لَدُنْ and مِنْ make a ظرف.
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Some of
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بَعْضٌ
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Any/Which
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أَيٌّ
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All/Each/Every
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كُلٌّ
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Like
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مِثْلُ
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The same
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نَفْسُ
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Other than/ Non
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غَيْرُ
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The above special مضاف do not denote time or place and can appear in any status.
