Arabic: An Essential Grammar

ُسْمـ َّ شلَأ

1

. ٌةَعِلاَط

(17)

asˇ-sˇamsu t

̇

a ̄li



atun.

The sun

1

is rising.

1

. ٌةَديِدَش ٌحيِر

(18) rı

• h
  ̇

un sˇadı

• datun
  a strong
  1
  wind

1

ُسوُرـَعْلَأ

2

. ٌةَليِمَج ُةَسِلاَجـْل

(19)

al-



aru ̄su l-g ̆a ̄lisatu g ̆amı

• latun.
  2
  The sitting
  1
  bride is beautiful.

1

ُسيِرـَعْلَأ

2

ُفـِقاَوْل

3

. ٌحيِبَق

(20)

al-



arı

• su l-wa ̄qifu qabı
  
  
  • h
    ̇
  
  
  
  

un.

1

The bridegroom

2

standing up is

3

ugly.

1

َرـَشـَن

2

ّصـل

ِ

(^) ُّ يـِفاـَحـ
3

. ًةَليِوَط ًةـَلاـَقـَم

(21) nasˇara s

̇

-s

̇

ih

̇

a ̄fiyyu maqa ̄latan t

̇

awı

• latan.
  2
  The journalist
  1
  published a long
  3
  article.

1

َيِسَن

2

ُسا َّ نل

3

َبْرـَحـْل

4

. َةَيِنا َّ ُثلَو ىَلوْ لأ َة َّ يِمـَلاَعل

(22) nasiya n-na ̄su l-h

̇

arba (f.) l-



a ̄lamiyyata l-

u ̄la ̄ wa-t

̄

-t

̄

a ̄niyata.

2

The people

1

have forgotten the First and Second

4

World

3

Wars.

Translate into Arabic:

(1) The sick dog (f.) is thirsty.

(2) The father liked the old market.

(3) The sick cook (f.) died.

(4) The pregnant woman is in the hospital.

(5) The sick explorer is thirsty.

(6) The sitting bride is tired.

(7) The Caliph pulled down the old city.

(8) The father bought a big car.

(9) The engineer published an ugly article.

(10) The director liked the nurse.

(11) The tailor put out the strong fire.

(12) The worker wounded his (the) left hand.

(13) The cook broke his (the) right leg.

(14) The journalist has forgotten the First World War.

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