Parts I and II have given you the bases upon which you can attain a considerable measure ofability in Arabic, especially as far as reading in concerned. The items in those two parts are absolutelyessential and must become ingrained in your mind. Part III of this book complements Parts I and II inseveral ways. FirstContinue reading “Introduction to Part III”
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H: Verb Charts – Oddball Verbs
The Form I Verb يَأتي , أَتى Active Voice Command Jussive Subjunctive Present Past Singular آتِ آتيَ آتي أَتَيْتُ أنا إِيتِ \ تِ تَأْتِ تَأْتيَ تَأْتي أَتَيْتَ أنتَ إِيتي تَأْتي تَأْتي تَأْتينَ أَتَيْتِ أنتِ يَأْتِ يَأْتيَ يَأْتي أَتى هو تَأْتِ تَأْتيَ تَأْتي أَتَتْ هي Dual إِيتِيا تَأْتِياContinue reading “H: Verb Charts – Oddball Verbs”
F: Verb Charts – Quadriliteral Verbs
Form I Quadriliteral Verbs: Active Voice يُزَخْرِفُ , زَخْرَفَ Command Jussive Subjunctive Present Past Singular أُزَخْرِفْ أُزَخْرِفَ أُزَخْرِفُ زَخْرَفْتُ أنا زَخْرِفْ تُزَخْرِفْ تُزَخْرِفَ تُزَخْرِفُ زَخْرَفْتَ أنتَ زَخْرِفي تُزَخْرِفي تُزَخْرِفي تُزَخْرِفينَ زَخْرَفْتِ أنتِ يُزَخْرِفْ يُزَخْرِفَ يُزَخْرِفُ زَخْرَفَ هو تُزَخْرِفْ تُزَخْرِفَ تُزَخْرِفُ زَخْرَفَتْ هي Dual زَخْرِفا تُزَخْرِفا تُزَخْرِفا تُزَخْرِفانِ زَخْرَفْتُما أنتُما يُزَخْرِفا يُزَخْرِفا يُزَخْرِفانِ زَخْرَفا هماContinue reading “F: Verb Charts – Quadriliteral Verbs”
E: Verb Charts – Hollow Verbs
Hollow verbs are problematic in Forms I, IV, VII, VIII, and X. In this section you will find charts for all three types of Form I hollow verbs in the active voice, followed by a representative Form I verb in the passive. You will also find charts for a Form IV hollow and a FormContinue reading “E: Verb Charts – Hollow Verbs”
D: Verb Charts – Doubled Verbs
Doubled verbs are problematic in Forms I, IV, VII, VIII and X. Here you will find charts for all of these forms with the exception of Form VII. One Form I doubled verb is presented in the charts. Other Form I doubled verbs may have different stem vowels in the past or present tenses, otherwiseContinue reading “D: Verb Charts – Doubled Verbs”
C: Verb Charts – Defective Verbs
On the following pages you will find verb charts for defective verbs in Forms I-VIII and X. Four different categories of Form I defectives are presented (there is actually a fifth category, but you will probably never see it) in the active voice. They are followed by a representative Form I defective verb in theContinue reading “C: Verb Charts – Defective Verbs”
B: Verb Charts – Assimilated Verbs
Assimilated verbs are problematic primarily in Form I. However, you should also keep in mind that Form IV assimilated verbs in the present passive look exactly the same as Form I assimilated verbs in the present passive. In addition, keep in mind that the verbal nouns of Form IV and Form X assimilated verbsContinue reading “B: Verb Charts – Assimilated Verbs”
A: Verb Charts – Sound Verbs
In this section you will find conjugation charts for sound verbs in Forms I-X. For all forms, a chart for the active voice is presented first. Underneath that chart is a small chart showing the active and passive particples, the verbal noun, and a sample conjugation in passive voice for the past and present tenses.Continue reading “A: Verb Charts – Sound Verbs”
A: How to be a good Arabic student
With the exception of Parts I and II, this may be the most important part of this book. Read it and think about it. Foreigners coming to America have often commented on the industriousness and ingenuity of the people they have found here. You have no doubt had quotes from Arnold Toynbee to this effectContinue reading “A: How to be a good Arabic student”
A: How to us the “Hans Wehr” Dictionary
In Part II Chapter 4, I discussed the use of a dictionary in a manner designed to increase reading effectiveness. I discussed the necessity of not looking up every new word, of reading blocks of text before resorting to the dictionary in the first place, and of not writing down the meanings of words youContinue reading “A: How to us the “Hans Wehr” Dictionary”
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