Fundamentals of Arabic Grammar

أُصولُ النَّحْوِ العَرَبِيّ

Mohammed Sawaie

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040392980
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The second edition of Fundamentals of Arabic Grammar provides an authoritative guide to fu??a Arabic grammar. It is organized to promote a thorough understanding of this grammar and presents its complexities in a cohesive and user-friendly format. Explanations are clear, accessible, with ample cross-referencing. Two generous indices, one in Arabic and the other in English, and eight appendices provide users with easy access to related information. No prior knowledge of linguistic terminology is required. New to this edition are more illustrative examples, rules of breaking consonant clusters ???????? ??????????? and a new, more commonly used transcription system, in addition to ample illustration of verbs with their conjugation and use. Features include expert treatment of a full range of grammar topics and structures, including the case system, ?i??fa, the equational sentence, quantifiers and much more, all generously spread across thirty-eight chapters. Special attention to parts of speech, such as verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions at the beginning of the book, acquaints learners with the basic units of Arabic and provides a solid foundation for further learning. A wide range of examples provides solid context to grammar points. Grammatical terms are given in both Arabic and English. A wide variety of supplementary learning resources such as practice sheets, exercises and verb tables are available for free download at www.routledge.com/9781032875392. The bibliography incorporates primary Arabic grammar sources in addition to secondary sources in Arabic and in English. Fundamentals of Arabic Grammar has been field tested over several years and is authored by a highly experienced teacher of Arabic. This book has proven to be an essential resource for students and teachers of Arabic at all university levels. It is suitable for use both as a companion reference text in Arabic language courses and as a stand-alone text for independent grammar classes.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Transcription of the Arabic alphabet
• 1 The verb system in Arabic الأَفْعال
• 2 Nouns الأَسْماء
• 3 The case system in Arabic إِعْرابُ الأَسْماء
• 4 Adjectives الصِّفات or النُّعوت
• 5 Pronouns الضَّمائِر
• 6 Prepositions and adverbs functioning as prepositions حُروفُ الجَرّ والظُّروف
• 7 Adverbs الظُّروف
• 8 The ʾiḍāfa construct الإِضافَة
• 9 The equational/nominal sentence الجُمْلَة الاِسْمِيَّة
• 10 Kāna and its sisters كانَ وَأَخَواتُها
• 11 Verbal sentences: past tense الجُمْلَةُ الفِعْلِيَّة
• 12 Present tense indicative الفِعْل المُضارِع المَرْفوع
• 13 Present tense subjunctive الفِعْل الـمُضارِع الـمَنْصوب
• 14 The future tense الـمُسْتَـقْبَل
• 15 Jussive verbs الفِعْل المجَزوم
• 16 Passive voice الـمَبْنيُّ لِلْـمَجْهول
• 17 Imperative verbs فِعْل الأَمْر
• 18 Past continuous tense الفِعْل الـماضي الـمُسْتَمِرّ
• 19 Past perfect tense كان + قَد + الفِعْل الماضي
• 20 Conditionals اَلشَّرْط
• 21 إِنَّ وَأَخَواتُها ’Inna and its sisters
• 22 Relative pronouns الاِسْم الـمَوْصول
• 23 Agentive nouns اِسْمُ الفاعِل
• 24 Passive participles اِسْمُ الـمَفْعول
• 25 Verbal nouns الـمَصادِر maṣdars
• 26 Diminutive nouns اِسْمُ التَّصْغير
• 27 Comparative adjectives أَسْماءُ التَّفْضيل
• 28 Plural nouns الجُمُوع
• 29 Indeclinable nouns/diptotes الـمَمْنوع مِنَ الصَّرْف
• 30 Numbers العَدَد
• 31 Quantifiers كُلّ، بَعْض، جَميع، مُعظَم، كِلا، كِلْتا، عِدَّةٌ
• 32 Ḥāl clauses الحال (accusative of circumstance)
• 33 Tamyīz التَّمييز (accusative of specification)
• 34 Exception الاِسْتِثْناء
• 35 Vocative الـمُنادى
• 36 Exclamation التَّعَجُّب
• 37 Apposition البَدَل
• 38 Emphasis التَّوْكيد
• Appendix A: Hollow verbs
• Appendix B: Defective verbs
• Appendix C: Doubled verbs
• Appendix D: فاعَلَ verbs (Form III)
• Appendix E: أفْعَلَ verbs (Form IV)
• Appendix F: Verbs requiring the use of ’anna أَنَّ
• Appendix G: Phrases requiring the use of ’anna أَنَّ
• Appendix H: Phrases requiring the use of ’an أَنْ
• Selected Bibliography
• Index 1: English grammatical terms
• Index 2: Arabic grammatical terms