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Ism, fail and harf

Urdu — Subject Knowledge (130 marks) · Ism, fail and harf

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Overview

Traditional Urdu grammar classifies words into ism (noun and noun-like words), fail (verb) and harf (particle).

Key points

Ism covers nouns and related words; zameer is a pronoun and sifat an adjective.
Fail is a verb showing action or state.
Harf includes particles such as postpositions (کا، کو، سے) and conjunctions (اور، لیکن).
Ism can be proper (ism-e-khaas) or common (ism-e-aam).
Postpositions follow nouns as in Hindi.
Word classes are learnt through sentences.

Explanation

Many Urdu words come from Persian and Arabic.
Compound verbs are common.
Compare with Hindi grammar terms.
Use simple sentences to identify parts.
Reading prose builds grammar awareness.

Step by step

Identify the word class.
Recall the term.
Match the option.

Examples

A word naming a city → ism-e-khaas (proper noun).
"Likhna" (to write) → fail.
"اور" (and) → harf (conjunction).

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Mixing ism and harf.
Trap: Ignoring zameer and sifat.
Trap: Wrong examples.

Quick revision

Ism, fail, harf.
Zameer, sifat.
Ism-e-khaas, ism-e-aam.

Practice MCQs

In Urdu grammar, 'ism' means
1. noun
2. verb
3. particle
4. adjective
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Answer: (a) noun. Fe'l is verb and harf is particle.
'Fe'l' in Urdu grammar means
1. noun
2. verb
3. pronoun
4. conjunction
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Answer: (b) verb. It shows action or state.
'Harf' refers to
1. particles such as prepositions and conjunctions
2. nouns
3. verbs
4. adjectives
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Answer: (a) particles such as prepositions and conjunctions. They link words and sentences.
A proper noun in Urdu grammar is called
1. zameer
2. ism-e-aam
3. sifat
4. ism-e-khas
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Answer: (d) ism-e-khas. Ism-e-aam is a common noun.
'Zameer' in Urdu grammar means
1. verb
2. adjective
3. adverb
4. pronoun
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Answer: (d) pronoun. Main, tum and woh are examples.

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