Arabic: An Essential Grammar

Write in Arabic:

Note: The words below all have the ordinary

alif (ا) and not the

alif

maqs
̇

u ̄rah (^) ى or the dagger


alif (’). This is to avoid misunderstandings at this
stage.
َعا ِد ًلا َح َلا ًلا َد َنا َن ِبي ٍه َن ِزي ٌه
(13) permitted just to come near honest smart
ي َن ِظي ًفا َسـ َلا ًماٌّ حا ٍم ُكـ ْر ِسَّ ِم َيا ًها َلـ
(14) peace clean chair butcher waters
ياَّذِل َك ُسو ِر
ا
َذا َب ُصـ ْن ُدو ٌق ِس َيا ِس ّي ًا
(15) Syria that politician box to melt
(16) ba ̄r-ısu su ̄riyya ̄

a ̄dilan hubu ̄t
̇
in s
̇
iya ̄mun
Paris Syria just lowering fasting
(17) ba ̄sˇa ̄ wa ̄g ̆iban g ̆a ̄su ̄san d
̄ ̇
uru ̄fun h
̆
irrı-g ̆an
pasha duty spy circumstances graduate
(18) bah
̇
h
̇
a ̄run s
̇
awwa ̄nin d
̄ ̇
ala ̄mun mustasˇa ̄rin

ab-ıdan
sailor flint darkness adviser slaves
(19) bah
̆
ı-lan su

a ̄lan mu

adda ̄tun manqu ̄sˇin naha ̄
stingy cough equipment engraved to forbid
(20) h
̆
amran muha ̄g ̆irun s
̇
iya ̄h
̇
in ha ̄g ̆ara d
̇
ubba ̄t
̇
un
wine emigrant shouting to emigrate officers
(21) zawg ̆an

a ̄man minsˇa ̄run zayya ̄tun na ̄t
̇
u ̄run
husband year saw oil-seller guard
(22) badawiyyin ta

a ̄wunin g ̇ad-ırin fawa ̄riqu h
̆
ursˇu ̄fun
Bedouin co-operation pool differences artichoke
(23) ba ̄raza za ̄ra

ad
̄ ̇

• ımun faransiyyun tazawwag ̆a

to duel to visit great Frenchman to marry

(24)



ira ̄qiyyun h

̆

azza ̄nan mah

̆

s

̇

u ̄s

̇

in zawa ̄riqu h

̆

art

̇

u ̄sˇan

Iraqi reservoir special boats bullets

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Long

vowels,

alif

maqs

̇

u ̄rah,

dagger

alif,

word stress