ABSTRACT

Basic Arabic: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar with related exercises in a single volume.

This book presents 51 units, covering the key grammar points which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Arabic. Examples and exercises are provided throughout, allowing students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.

Key features include:

  • Clear, accessible format
  • Many useful language examples
  • Jargon-free explanations of grammar
  • Abundant exercises with full answer key
  • Subject index

Clearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Arabic is an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language. It is suitable for both class use and independent study.

chapter Unit 1|3 pages

Word boundaries in written Arabic

chapter Unit 4|13 pages

The Arabic language writing system

chapter Unit 6|2 pages

Agreement تطابق

chapter Unit 7|8 pages

Pronouns الضمائر

chapter Unit 8|2 pages

Demonstratives أسماء الإشارة

chapter Unit 9|1 pages

Case marking: noun words الإعراب

chapter Unit 12|6 pages

Noun types

chapter Unit 14|11 pages

The human category nouns

chapter Unit 15|7 pages

The non-human category nouns

chapter Unit 16|18 pages

Noun attributes: number, gender, case, definiteness

chapter Unit 18|11 pages

The sentence الجُملَة – the basics

chapter Unit 19|2 pages

The noun–adjective phrases

chapter Unit 20|19 pages

Adjectives: agreement with nouns

chapter Unit 21|14 pages

The 'idafa phrase الإضافة

chapter Unit 22|2 pages

The 'idafa-adjective phrase

chapter Unit 23|1 pages

The definite article ال

chapter Unit 24|9 pages

Prepositions

chapter Unit 25|11 pages

Adverbials

chapter Unit 26|7 pages

To have عِندَ، لِ، مَع، في

chapter Unit 27|5 pages

Questions

chapter Unit 28|1 pages

Negation

chapter Unit 29|4 pages

About the Arabic verb الفِعل

chapter Unit 30|4 pages

Conjugating the perfect تصريف الماضي

chapter Unit 32|4 pages

Subject and mood markers of the imperfect verb

chapter Unit 33|7 pages

Verb patterns أوزان الفعل

chapter Unit 34|4 pages

The perfect, Form I فَعل

chapter Unit 35|2 pages

The perfect, Form II فَعَّل

chapter Unit 36|3 pages

The perfect, Form III فاعَل

chapter Unit 37|4 pages

The perfect, Form IV أَفعَل

chapter Unit 38|2 pages

The perfect, Form V تَفَعّلَ

chapter Unit 39|2 pages

The perfect, Form VI تَفاعَلَ

chapter Unit 40|2 pages

The perfect, Form VII اِنفَعَلَ

chapter Unit 41|4 pages

The perfect, Form VIII اِفتَعَلَ

chapter Unit 42|1 pages

The perfect, Form IX اِفعَلّ

chapter Unit 43|2 pages

The perfect, Form X اِستَفعَلَ

chapter Unit 44|3 pages

Noun–verb paradigm chart

chapter Unit 45|2 pages

Time

chapter Unit 46|1 pages

Verb–subject agreement

chapter Unit 47|1 pages

Constituents of verb-type words

chapter Unit 49|1 pages

Adverbs marked by the accusative case

chapter Unit 50|3 pages

The passive voice

chapter Unit 51|5 pages

Inflecting the verb for the passive voice