قسم المراجع وموسوعة ورقم الرف هنا.

The reference section, an encyclopedia, and the shelf number are here.

Breakdown of قسم المراجع وموسوعة ورقم الرف هنا.

• هنا: here
• رقم الرف: shelf number
• قسم المراجع: reference section

Questions & Answers about قسم المراجع وموسوعة ورقم الرف هنا.

Why is there no verb in this sentence?

This is a nominal sentence. In present-time MSA, Arabic usually leaves out the verb to be. So a phrase like ... هنا can mean ... is here or ... are here without writing a verb.

That is why this sentence can work as something like the reference section ... is here or ... are here. It sounds a bit compressed, though, so it may be more like a sign, label, or note than a full formal sentence.

Why doesn’t قسم have الـ even though the phrase seems definite?

Because قسم المراجع is an iḍāfa construction, often called a genitive construction or noun annexation.

In an iḍāfa:

• the first noun usually does not take الـ
• the second noun shows whether the whole phrase is definite or indefinite

So:

• قسم = section / department
• المراجع = the references / reference works

Together, قسم المراجع means the reference section or reference section, depending on context.

Even without الـ on قسم, the whole phrase becomes definite because المراجع is definite.

What does المراجع mean here?