Arabic is similar to English in they are both analytic languages. This means that word order conveys meaning.
However, Arabic is different from English as Arabic is an inflected language. This means that word endings indicate convey meaning, in particular grammatical case. The grammatical case of a word is determined by its function in the sentence.
This brings tremendous flexibility to the Arabic language as words do not necessarily have to follow a fixed order to convey their function in a sentence. Words may be brought forward in a sentence for emphasis, or relegated to a later position in a sentence to de-emphasise them.
An Arabic noun or adjective can exist in one of three grammatical cases which are indicated by its case ending.
The Nominative Case – ُاَلْمَرْفُوع
The nominative case is used when a noun or adjective is used in isolation.