Kalmomi da jimloli na iya isar da ma'ana ta hanyar tsarinsu na bayyane ko kuma ta hanyar abin da suke nunawa a ɓoye. Ma'anar da ake samu daga bayyanannen ɓangaren kalmomi ko jimloli ana kiranta mantooq, yayin da waccan da ake samu daga abin da suke nunawa a ɓoye ake kiranta mafhoom.

Words and expressions may convey ideas either by their explicit constructions or by implication. Meaning derived from the explicit aspect of words or expressions are referred to as mantooq, while those derived from their implications are called mafhoom.

Ma'anoni masu bayyana (mantooq) za a iya samo su ta hanyoyi biyar daban-daban, dangane da irin tsarin nahawun Larabci da aka yi amfani da shi.

Mantooq (explicit) meanings may be derived in five different ways, depending on the type of Arabic grammatical construction used.