Table 1. llustration of Arabic’s free word order flexibility using examples of different valid word orders (VSO, SOV, VOS) conveying the same meaning.
| VSO | الكتابَ the book | الطالبُ the student | قرأ read |
| SOV | الكتابَ the book | قرأ read | الطالبُ the student |
| VOS | الطالبُ the student | الكتابَ the book | قرأ read |