This article provides a systematic morphological and semantic analysis of the category of adjectives in the Arabic language. Within the scope of the study, the structures, patterns, conditions of usage, criteria of permanence and temporality, as well as the analogical (qiyasi) and lexical forms of ism al-fo‘il (active participle), ism al-maf‘ul (passive participle), ṣifa mushabbaha (quasi-adjective), forms of exaggeration and ism al-tafzil (comparative/superlative) are comprehensively examined. The article analyzes, on a scientific basis, the interrelation between form and meaning, the morphological relationship between verbs and adjectives, as well as the phenomena of iḍafa (genitive construction) and agreement. The adjective models in Arabic are studied comparatively, revealing their internal logical system.

Adjective category, ism al-fo‘il, ism al-maf‘ul, ṣifa mushabbaha, exaggeration forms, ism al-tafzil, temporality, permanence, Arabic morphology, ṣarf.

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