Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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Abbreviations

acc. accusative

act. active

C consonant

def. definite

dipt. diptote

du. dual

f./fem. feminine

gen. genitive

imperat. imperative

imperf. imperfect

indef. indefinite

indic./ind. indicative

intrans. intransitive

juss. jussive

lit. literally

m./masc. masculine

nom. nominative

part./particip. participle

pass. passive

pers. person

pl./plur. plural

prep. preposition

s./sing. singular

subj. subjunctive

trans. transitive

V. vowel

v. verb