نحو

Etymology 1
The "grammar" sense, according to a report, is derived from ʿAlī telling ʾAbu al-ʾAswad ad-Duʾali, who is believed to be the first Arabic grammarian:  after he showed ʿAlī the grammar he had organized.

Noun

 * 1) side, direction
 * 2) region, tract
 * 3) road
 * 4) intention, purpose, tendency
 * 5) kind, sort, manner
 * 6)  syntax, grammar
 * 7) * Ibn Malik, Alfiyyah
 * "ar"

- وَأَسْتَعِينُ اللَّٰهَ فِي أَلْفِيَّةْ / مَقَاصِدُ النَّحْوِ بِهَا مَحْوِيَّةْ

Preposition

 * 1) towards, in the direction of, after, in accordance with
 * 2) like, like as, as for instance, such as, for example
 * 3) about

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) syntax
 * 2) grammar
 * 3) manner, mode, way