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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 or more nouns in a…
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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, Vol. II. Look there for…
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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 not pronounced, but it will…
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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 kind of umbrella. Diptotes have…
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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 of active participles there is…
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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 below could easily be expanded…
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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 an essential item to be…
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C: The Future
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The future in Arabic is very easy. In fact, it is so easy that I am not even going to provide a drill on it.…
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B: Quadriliteral Verbs
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Quadriliteral verbs have roots made of four consonants instead of the usual three. They exist in four forms, only two of which occur with any…
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A: Forms IX and X
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Form IX verbs are extremely rare and are used only in reference to colors and to physical and mental defects. The complete conjugations are in…
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C: The Tamyiiz Construction
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You have already studied (and mastered) the elative. The elative is quite flexible and can be used for a great number of adjectives as you…
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B: The Haal Construction
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Now we come to a very common construction in Arabic which students often fail to recognize when they are reading due to the problem of…
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