Simple جُمْلَةٌ إِسْمِيَّةٌ

• The definition of a جُمْلَةٌ إِسْمِيَّةٌ is that it is that sentence which usually begins with an اِسْمٌ.
• جُمْلَةٌ إِسْمِيَّةٌ is a جُمْلَةٌ خَبَرِيَّةٌ.
• جُمْلَةٌ خَبَرِيَّةٌ : It is that sentence, which has the possibility of being true of false. e.g. ‘The house is big’ – This statement can be judged as true or false, so it is جُمْلَةٌ خَبَرِيَّةٌ.

A simple جُمْلَةٌ إِسْمِيَّةٌ is a sentence that has the word ‘is’ implied in the sentence. for example:

أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ

He is a muslim

أَنَا طَالِبٌ

i am a student

هُمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ

they are believers

The word ‘is’ does not exist in Arabic, It is implied/understood/hidden.

In English, the ‘is’ is the verb “to be” (is / am / are).

In Arabic the hidden ‘is’ can be found in the following circumstances:

1. ضَمِيْرٌ مُنْفَصِلٌ (Unattached pronoun) are usually followed by the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’ in the English translation, and therefore implied in Arabic. e.g.

أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ

He is a muslim

Word Breakdown	Explanation
أَنَا He	أَنَا is the مُبْتَدأٌ. It is an ضَمِيْرٌ مُنْفَصِلٌ) اِسْمٌ) which is مَرْفُوعٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ.
مُسْلِمٌ Muslim	مُسْلِمٌ is the خَبَرٌ. It is an اِسْمٌ which is مَرْفُوعٌ and نَكِرةٌ.
The English verb ‘is’ is implied between the أَنَا and مُسْلِمٌ because أَنَا is ضَمِيْرٌ مُنْفَصِلٌ and it is usually followed by the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’

2. مَعْرِفَةٌ (Proper/definite) followed by نَكِرةٌ (common/indefinite) اِسْمٌ. In this case English translation usually inserts the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’ , and therefore is implied in Arabic.e.g.

ٱلكُتُبُ صِغِيْرَةٌ

The books are small.

Word Breakdown	Explanation
ٱلكُتُبُ The books	ٱلكُتُبُ is the مُبْتَدأٌ . It is an اِسْمٌ which is مَرْفُوعٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ (Proper/Definite).
صِغِيْرَةٌ small	صِغِيْرَةٌ is the خَبَرٌ. It is an اِسْمٌ which is مَرْفُوعٌ and نَكِرةٌ (Common/Indefinite).
The English verb ‘are’ is implied between the ٱلكُتُبُ and صَغِيرَةٌ because ٱلكُتُبُ is مَعْرِفَةٌ and it is followed by صِغِيْرَةٌ which is نَكِرةٌ.

3. اسْمٌ الْإِشَارَةِ ( Pointer words/Demonstrative Pronouns) followed by other than ال. In this case English translation usually inserts the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’ , and therefore is implied in Arabic.e.g.

هٰذَا بَيْتٌ

This is a house

Word Breakdown	Explanation
هٰذَا This	هٰذَا is the مُبْتَدأٌ. It is an اسْمٌ الْإِشَارَةِ) اِسْمٌ) which is مَرْفُوعٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ. It is not followed by an ال.
بَيْتٌ a house	بَيْتٌ is the خَبَرٌ. It is an اِسْمٌ which is مَرْفُوعٌ and نَكِرةٌ. It does not have an ال.
The English verb ‘is’ is implied between the هٰذَا and بَيْتٌ because هٰذَا is not followed by an ال.

4. حَرْفٌ نَصْبٍ and its إِسْمٌ مَنْصُوبٌ is usually followed by the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’ in the English translation, and therefore implied in Arabic. e.g.

إِنَّهُمْ مِّنَ ٱلصَّالِحِيْنَ

Certainly they are amongst the righteous [21:86]

Word Breakdown	Explanation
إِنَّهُمْ certainly	إِنَّهُمْ is the مُبْتَدأٌ. It is حَرْفٌ نَصْبٍ with its (إِسْمٌ مَنْصُوبٌ (اِسْمٌ إِنَّ إِنَّ is حَرْفٌ نَصْبٍ هُمْ is (إِسْمٌ مَنْصُوبٌ (اِسْمٌ إِنَّ
مِّنَ ٱلصَّالِحِيْنَ amongst the righteous	مِّنَ ٱلصَّالِحِيْنَ is the مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالْخَبَر. It is a جارٌّ وَمَجْرُورٌ phrase مِّنَ is حَرْفٌ جَرٌّ ٱلصَّالِحِيْنَ is an اِسْمٌ which is مَجْرُوْرٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ.
The English verb ‘are’ is implied between the إِنَّهُمْ and مِّنَ ٱلصَّالِحِيْنَ because حَرْفٌ نَصْبٍ (in this case the إِنَّ) and its إِسْمٌ مَنْصُوبٌ ( in this case هُمْ) is usually followed by the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’

5. A break in the chain. A break in the chain occurs when a sentence is made up of two separate grammatical units. In this case English translation usually inserts the verb ‘to be’ i.e.’is/am/are’ , and therefore is implied in Arabic.e.g.

ٱلرَّجُلُ فِيْ ٱلدَّارِ

The man is in the house.

Word Breakdown	Explanation
ٱلرَّجُلُ The man	ٱلرَّجُلُ is the مُبْتَدأٌ. It is an اِسْمٌ which is مَرْفُوعٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ.
فِيْ ٱلدَّارِ in the house	فِيْ ٱلدَّارِ is the مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالْخَبَرِ. It is a جارٌّ وَمَجْرُورٌ phrase فِيْ is حَرْفٌ جَرٌّ ٱلدَّارِ is an اِسْمٌ which is إِسْمٌ مَجْرُوْرٌ and مَعْرِفَةٌ.
The English verb ‘are’ is implied between the ٱلرَّجُلُ and فِيْ ٱلدَّارِ because of the break in chain. This break occurs because ٱلرَّجُلُ is an اِسْمٌ , while فِيْ ٱلدَّارِ is a جارٌّ وَمَجْرُورٌ phrase, making them two separate grammatical units.