Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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ِنَأ َدْعَب

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يِف ) َظِقَي X ( ُتْظَقْيَتْس

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vِحاَب َّ صل

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) َلَصَو IIIV ( ُتْلـَص َّتِإ

يِتَقيِدَصِب

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اًّ يِفِتاَه

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ىلَع ) َقِفَو IIIV ( اَنْقَف َّ تَو

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يِف ) َدعَو I ( ٍدِعْوَم

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ِطَسَو

vِةَنيِدَمـْل

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َكاَنُه ىَلِإ ُتْبَهَذ اَمَدْنِعَو

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ُتْلَصَو

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اًرَّ خَأَتُم

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َفْصِن

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ٍةَعاَس

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vاًبيِرْقَت

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ْمَلَف اَهْنَع ُتْثَحَبَف

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) َدَجَو I ( اَهْدِجَأ

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ْنَأِب ) َعَقَو V ( ُتْع َّ قَوَت

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. يِنَرِظَتْنَت

(2)

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After

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I woke up in

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the morning,

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I contacted my girlfriend

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by tele-

phone

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and we agreed to meet (lit. on

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an appointment), in the

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city

centre.

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When I went there,

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I arrived

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about

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half an

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hour

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late.

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I looked for her but I did not

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find her.

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I expected her to

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wait for

me.

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) َهُجَو V (َهَّ جَوَت

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َنِم ٌدْفَو

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ىَلِإ ) ٌرِجاَت (ِرا َّجُّ تْل

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ِةَراَزِو

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ِةَراَج َّ تل

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ِعيِقْوَتِل

) َعَقَو II (

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ِسيِئَر َعَم ٍةَديِدَج ) َقِفَو IIIV (ٍةَّ يِقاَف َّت

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ِمْسِق

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ِداَريـِتـْسِْلا

) َدَرَو X (

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. ِةَراَزِوْل يِف ِريِدْص َّ تلَو

(3)

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A delegation of

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businessmen

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went to

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the Ministry of

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Trade

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to sign a

new

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agreement with the head of the

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Department of

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Imports

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and

Exports at the ministry.

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َعَقَو

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ٌقوُدْنُص

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ىَلَع ٌليِقَث

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يِف ٍلِماَع

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) َعَدَو X ( ِعَدْوَتْسُمـْل

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ُتْلَص َّ تˆَف

) َلَصَو IIIV (

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ِزَكْرَمـْلˆِب

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ّ طل

ِ

ّب

ِ

ّيَ

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يِف ِديِحَوْل

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vِةَقَطْنِمـْل

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يِف ِهْيَلِإ َلِقُنَو

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ِةَرا َّيَس

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vِفاَعْسِْلإ

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) َمِرَو II (َمَّ رَوُم

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ِمْسِجـْل

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/ ) َعِجَو I ( اًعوُجْوَمَو

َدْنِعو vْمُهَعَم اَنَأَو ّاًمـَ لَأَتُم

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) َلَصَو I ( اَنِلوُصُو

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ُهَّ نِإ َلاَقَو ُبيِب َّ طل ُهَصَحَف

ْمَل

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)َدَج َو I ( ْدِجَي

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َةَّيَأ

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َلاَو ) ٌرْسَك ( ٍروُسُك

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ىَلَع َرَطَخ

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. ِهِتاَيَح

(4)

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A heavy

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box

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fell on

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a worker in

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the warehouse.

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I contacted

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the

only

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medical (health)

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centre in

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the area,

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and he was taken (lit. trans-

ported) there by

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ambulance (lit.

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aid

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car) with his

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body

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swollen

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and in pain. I went (lit. I am) with them. When we

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arrived, the

physician (doctor)

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examined him and said that he did not

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find

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any

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fractures and that

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his life was not in

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danger.

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Verbs with

a weak

initial

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