Definitions

1. noun

A grammatical feature of some languages, especially Arabic, in which a word is modified by a following word, typically a noun, that is not inflected to indicate possession or other grammatical relationship.

“The izafat construction is used in Arabic to express possession or relationship between two nouns.”

2. linguistics

In linguistics, the izafat is a grammatical feature used to indicate possession or relationship between two nouns.

“The study of the izafat in Arabic linguistics is an important area of research.”