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Author Sāmī, Waḥīd, author.

Title Basic Arabic : a grammar and workbook / Waheed Samy, Leila Samy
Published New York : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Grammar workbooks series
Grammar workbooks.
Contents 1. Word boundaries in written Arabic -- 2. Meaning and grammatical categories encapsulated in a word -- 3. Arabic grammar paradigm -- 4. The Arabic language writing system -- 5. Function of diacritics -- 6. Agreement -- 7. Pronouns -- 8. Demonstratives -- 9. Case marking : noun words -- 10. Noun type words : syntactic function, case name, and case marking -- 11. Syntactic functions and their case markers -- 12. Noun types -- 13. The "human" vs "non-human" classification of nouns -- 14. The human category nouns -- 15. The non-human category nouns -- 16. Noun attributes : number, gender, case, definiteness -- 17. Numbers and counting -- 18. The sentence [Arabic] : the basics -- 19. The noun-adjective phrases -- 20. Adjectives : agreement with nouns -- 21. The 'idafa phrase -- 22. The 'idafa-adjective phrase -- 23. The definite article -- 24. Prepositions -- 25. Adverbials -- 26. To have -- 27. Questions -- 28. Negation -- 29. About the Arabic verb -- 30. Conjugating the perfect -- 31. Conjugating the imperfect -- 32. Subject and mood markers of the imperfect verb -- 33. Verb patterns -- 34. The perfect, form I -- 35. The perfect, form II -- 36. The perfect, form III -- 37. The perfect, form IV -- 38. The perfect, form V -- 39. The perfect, form VI -- 40. The perfect, form VII -- 41. The perfect, form VIII -- 42. The perfect, form IX -- 43. The perfect, form X -- 44. Noun-verb paradigm chart -- 45. Time -- 46. Verb-subject agreement -- 47. Constituents of verb-type words -- 48. Verb types (sound, hamzated, doubled, weak radicalled) -- 49. Adverbs marked by the accusative case -- 50. The passive voice -- 51. Inflecting the verb for the passive voice
Summary "Basic Arabic: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar with related exercises in a single volume. This book presents 51 units, covering the key grammar points which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Arabic. Examples and exercises are provided throughout, allowing students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Key features include:Clear, accessible formatMany useful language examplesJargon-free explanations of grammarAbundant exercises with full answer keySubject indexClearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Arabic is an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language. It is suitable for both class use and independent study."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Arabic language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English
Arabic language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
Arabic language.
Arabic language -- Grammar.
Genre/Form exercise books.
Problems and exercises.
Textbooks
Problems and exercises.
Problèmes et exercices.
Form Electronic book
Author Samy, Leila, author.
ISBN 9781317908272
1317908279
9781315848907
1315848902