Arabic: An Essential Grammar

1

ُلَخْدَم

2

ِةَقيِدَح

3

ُديِدَجـْل ِتاَناَوَيَحـْل

4

. ٌحوُتْفَم

(9) madh

̆

alu h

̇

ad-ıqati l-h

̇

ayawa ̄na ̄ti l-g ̆ad-ıdu maftu ̄h

̇

un.

The new

1

gate (entrance) of the

2,3

zoo (lit.

2

garden of the

3

animals) is

4

open.

1

َقَفاَو

2

ُسـِلـْجـَم

3

ِبا وَُّّ نل

4

ىَلَع ِسْمَأ

5

ٍعوُرـْشـَم

6

ِ ريِزَوـِل ٍلِجاع

7

.ِةَّ يِلاَمـْل

(10) wa ̄faqa mag ̆lisu n-nuwwa ̄bi

amsi



ala ̄ masˇru ̄



in



a ̄g ̆ilin li-wazı

• ri

l-ma ̄liyyati.

The

2,3

parliament (

2

council of

3

deputies)

1

agreed

4

yesterday on

6

an

urgent

5

project for the Minister of

7

Finance.

1

ىَلَع ُبيِب َّ طل َبِضَغ

2

ِةَض َ ّرَمُمـْل

3

ِةَليِو َّ طل

4

. ِةَراَثْر َّ ثل 3,4 / ِّناَسَ لـل

(11) g ̇ad

̇

iba t

̇

-t

̇

abı

• bu



ala ̄ l-mumarrid

̇

ati t

̇

-t

̇

awı

• lati l-lisa ̄ni /t
  ̄

-t

̄

art

̄

a ̄rati.

The physician

1

became angry with the

4,3

gossiping (insolent)

2

nurse

(lit. with the

3

long-

4

tongued

2

nurse).

1

َلَسَغ

2

ُراَجـْل

3

ِريِغ َّ صل ِبْلَكْل َدَي

4

. َةـَخـِسَوـْل

(12) g ̇asala l-g ̆a ̄ru yada l-kalbi s

̇

-s

̇

ag ̇ı-ri l-wasih

̆

ata.

2

The neighbour

1

washed the small dog’s

4

dirty

3

paw (

3

hand).

1

ُبا َّ وَبْل َلـَمـَح

2

ِريِدُمـْل َةَطْنَش/ َةَبيِقَح

3

. َةـَلـيـِقـ َّ ثـل

(13) h

̇

amala l-bawwa ̄bu h

̇

aqı

• bata / sˇantata l-mudı
  
  
  • ri t
    ̄
  
  
  
  

-t

̄

aqı

• lata.

The doorman

1

carried the director’s

3

heavy

2

suitcase.

1

ِباَبْل ُنْوَل

2

ِّيـِلاـَمـ َّ شـل

3

ِفَحْتَمـْلـِل

4

. ٌحيِبَق

(14) lawnu l-ba ̄bi sˇ-sˇama ̄liyyi li-l-math

̇

afi qabı

• h
  ̇

un.

1

The colour of the

3

museum’s

2

northern door is

4

ugly.

1

ُجَرَد

2

ِلَخْدَمـْل

3

(^) َ ّيِبوُنَجـْل
4
.ٌق َ ّيَض ِقُدْنُفْلـِل
(15) darag ̆u l-madh
̆
ali l-g ̆anu ̄biyyi li-l-funduqi d
̇
ayyiqun.
1
The stairs
4
of the hotel’s
3
southern
2
entrance are narrow.
1
ىـَلِإ َلَصَو
2
ِتـْيَوـُكـْل ِراـَطَم
3
(^) َ ّيـِلْو َّ دل
4
ُبوُدْنَم
5
ِنـيِمْ َلأ
6
ّماَعْل
ِ
7
مَمْ ُلأِل
8

. ِةَدِح َّ تُمـْل

(16) was

̇

ala

ila ̄ mat

̇

a ̄ri l-kuwayti d-dawliyyi mandu ̄bu l-

amı

• ni l-



a ̄mmi

li-l-

umami l-muttah

̇

idati.

4

The representative of

5

the Secretary-

6

General of the

8

United

7

Nations

1

has arrived at Kuwait’s

3

International

2

Airport.

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Id

̇

a ̄fah

construc-

tion, the

five nouns