| Abbreviation form | Meaning | Abbreviation form | Meaning |
| φ-features | Phi-features | θ-role | Theta Role |
| sg | Singular | fem | Feminine |
| pl | plural | masc | Masculine |
| pro | small pro (in +TNS clauses) | PRO | Big PRO (in –TNS clauses) |
| TNS | Tense feature | AGR | Agree features |
| VP | Verb Phrase | NP | Noun Phrase |
| TP | Tense Phrase | CP | Complementizer Phrase |
| AgrsP | Agree Subject Phrase | AspP | Aspectual Phrase |
| M | Mood | MP | Mood Phrase |
| V | Verb | VP | Verb Phrase |
| DP | Determiner Phrase | EPP | Extended Projection Principle |
| SVO | Subject + Verb + Object | VSO | Verb + Subject + Object |
| DS | Deep Structure | SS | Surface Structure |
| VPISH | VP-Internal Subject Hypothesis | INFL | Inflection |
| IPC | Impenetrability Condition | ECM | Exceptional Case Marking |
| Ind | Indicative mood | Subj | Subjunctive mood |
| MSA | Modern Standard Arabic | nom | Nominative case |
| obl | Oblique case | acc | Accusative case |
| i | Symbol for co-indexation/ co-reference | - | Morpheme Boundary |