Arabic: An Essential Grammar

(1)خ َنَّ َوَل ًدا َكْل ًبا َد َب ْح ٌر رََّج

dah

̆

h

̆

ana kalban waladan bah

̇

run g ̆arra

to smoke dog boy sea to draw

(2)ي َنََّع م ٌد َق ْو ٌمَُّم َح ل ًماََّن ْه ٍر ُم َع

ayyana qawmun muh
̇

ammadun mu



alliman nahrin

to appoint people Muhammad teacher river

(3)َث ْو ًبا َم َط ٍر َي ْو ًما َر ْم ًيا َخ ْر َب َش

t

̄

awban yawman mat

̇

arin h

̆

arbasˇa ramyan

dress day rain to scratch shooting

(4)ل َمََّع َح ْر ٌب َع ْو ٌن ِه َي ُه َو

allama



awnun h

̇

arbun hiya huwa

to teach help war she he

(5)َعَل ًما َح ِر ٍك َقَل ٌم َو َط ٌن َن ْح ُن

alman qalamun h
̇

arikin wat

̇

anun nah

̇

nu

flag pen lively homeland we

(6)َر ُج ٍل َج َب ٍل َع َم ٌل َش َر ٍف يٌّ َع َر ِب

rag ̆ulin



amalun g ̆abalin sˇarafin



arabiyyun

man work mountain honour Arab

(7)َق َم ٍر َق ْص ٍر َش ْم ٌس ي ٍدََّس َب ْط ٌن

qamarin sˇamsun qas

̇

rin sayyidin bat

̇

nun

moon sun castle lord, Mr belly

(8)َر ْم ٌل َش ْر ٌق َغ ْر ٍب َد ْي ٌن َن ْف ٍس

ramlun g ̇arbin sˇarqun daynun nafsin

sand west east debt soul

(9)ُش ْغ ٍل ُع ْذ ٌر ُح ْك ًما َل ْو ًنا ُخ ْب ًزا

sˇug ̇lin h

̇

ukman



ud

̄

run lawnan h

̆

ubzan

work rule excuse colour bread

(10)ِق ْس ٌم َس ْي ٍف َش ْي ًخا َج َم ٌل ِعْل ٌم

sˇayh

̆

an sayfin qismun g ̆amalun



ilmun

old man sword part camel knowledge

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Suku ̄n,

sˇaddah,

noun cases

and

nunation as

indefinite

form