The second noun of the genitive construction (the possessor) is marked by the genitive case.

In Arabic, the genitive construction is called ????? 'idafah (literally "attachment") and the first and second nouns of the construction are called ???? mudaf ("attached"; also the name for the construct state) and ???? ???? mudaf 'ilayhi ("attached to"). These terms come from the verb ???? adafa "he added, attached", verb form IV