Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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Exercises

Practise your reading:

1
ُرـيِزَوْلَو ُكـِلَمـْل َجَرـَخ

2

. ِرـْصـَقْل َنِم اًعَم ُريـِفـ َّ سلَو


(1) h
̆

arag ̆a l-maliku wa-l-waz-ıru wa-s-saf-ıru ma


an mina l-qas
̇

ri.

The king, the minister
2
and the ambassador
1
went out of the palace

together.

ُُذاَتْسْ لأ َبـَتـَك


1
ىـَلـَع ِةَروُشْب َّ طلˆِب

2
ِحْو َّ ـلـل

3

. ِدَوْسْ َلأ


(2) kataba l-


usta ̄d
̄

u bi-t
̇

-t
̇

absˇu ̄rati


ala ̄ l-lawh
̇

i l-


aswadi.

The professor wrote
1
with the chalk on the blackboard (
3
black
2
board).

1
َشـِطَع

2
َبِرـَشـَف ٌرـِفاـَسُم

3

. اًياَش َبِرَش َّ مُث ًريـِصـَع


(3)


at
̇

isˇa musa ̄firun fa-sˇariba


as
̇

ı


  • ran t
    ̄


umma sˇariba sˇa ̄yan.
2
A traveller
1
got thirsty and (so) he drank
3
juice, then he drank tea.

1
َبَرـَض

2
ُمِرْجُمـْل

3
َسِراَحـْل

4
ِنيِّك َّ سلˆِب

5

. َتاَمـَف


(4) d
̇

araba l-mug ̆rimu l-h
̇

a ̄risa bi-s-sikkı


  • ni fa-ma ̄ta.
    2
    The criminal
    1
    stabbed (hit)
    3
    the guard
    4
    with a (the) knife,
    5
    and (so he)


died.

1
َفَحَز

2
ُطِبا َّ ضل

3
ِدَلاِبـْل ىَلـَع ِشْيَجـْل ˆِب

4

(^) َّ لَتْحَو
5


. َةَمِصاَعْل


(5) zah
̇

afa d
̇

-d
̇

a ̄bit
̇

u bi-l-g ̆aysˇi


ala ̄ l-bila ̄di wa-h
̇

talla l-


a ̄s
̇

imata.
2
The officer
1
marched
3
with the army into the country
4
and occupied
5
the capital.

1
يـِف ٌلـْفـِط َعـَقَو

2
ٍةَكْرِب

3
َحـَبـَسـَف

4

. ٍةَمَلاَسِب َجَرـَخَو


(6) waqa


a t
̇

iflun fı


  • birkatin fa-sabah
    ̇


a wa-h
̆

arag ̆a bi-sala ̄matin.

A child
1
fell into
2
a pool
3
and swam and
4
came out safely.

1
َعَرـَق

2
ُفـْيـ َّ ضـل

3

(^) َّ مُث َباَبـْل
4


. َلَخَد


(7) qara


a d
̇

-d
̇

ayfu l-ba ̄ba t
̄

umma dah
̆

ala.
2
The guest
1
knocked at
3
the door and (then)
4
went in.

1
ْتَلَصَو

2
ِةَمِصاَعْل ىَلِإ ٌةَنيـِفـَس / ٌةَرِخاَب

3
ِطْف َّ نْلˆِب ٌةـَل َّ مَحُم

(8) was
̇

alat ba ̄h
̆

iratun / safı


  • natun



ila ̄ l-


a ̄s
̇

imati muh
̇

ammalatun bi-n-naft
̇

i.
2
A ship (boat)
1
arrived at the capital
3
loaded with oil (petroleum).

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Conjunc-
tions,
preposi-
tions and

the particle


تىََّح h
̇

atta ̄
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