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B: Colors
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Below is a list in Arabic of some of the more common colors. Color Plural (M. and F.) Feminine Masculine…
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A: How to Tell Time
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In Modern Standard Arabic the ordinal numbers are used to tell time. Although in colloquial Arabic, the cardinal numbers are…
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A: Arabic Numbers
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The following is a review of the number system in Modern Standard Arabic and how it is used grammatically. The…
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E: False Idaafas
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Idaafas are treated in detail in Part I. However, in Part I, the focus is on idaafas composed of two…
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D: Doubly Transitive Verbs
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The material below is based largely on material dealing with the same subject in Chapters 34 and 44 of EMSA,…
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C: Indeclinable Nouns and Adjectives
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Indeclinable nouns and adjectives end in alif maqsuura with two fathas representing nunation. For example, مُسْتَشْفَى Often the nunation is…
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B: Diptotes
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The term “diptote” is composed of “di” meaning “two” (and sometimes a “princess”) and “tote” which I believe is a…
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A: Defective Nouns and Adjectives
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In Part II of this book defective verbs are discussed throughout. In Chapter Two of Part II under the discussion…
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A: The Little Words No One Ever Learns But Which Are Very Important
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This section is intended for use as a reference and for occasional perusal. The number of words and phrases included…
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D: The Conditional
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The conditional is a very important item in Arabic, as it is in other languages. I consider it to be…