Arabic Simplified - A Practical Grammar of Written Arabic in 200 Lessons

524 Pages·24.688 MB·Arabic-English

by  Abdul Fady, Arthur T. Upson

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CONTENTS.
(Full Index will be found at end of Lessen 200).
PART
I. Introductoru.
I. The Arabic Verb, Past Singular. 12. Hamza, Madda, etc. ^^
4- Interrogative and Negative, 14. Pronominal Affixes. ^^
5. Triliteralism (3 radicals). 16. Non-joining letters. Revision of
7- Vowels, Figures, etc. \^ all characters, vowels,-signs
8. Definite Article, t^ 17. Ta Marbuta& AlifMaqsura. i^^
9. Letters of Prolongation and 18. Verb, pastdu 1 & plural.
Diphthongs. ^-^ 19. Construct-State.
10. Solar and Lu^nar Letters. ^^ 20. Transliteration;
II. Wasla, etc. Examination paper.
PART
11. Tenses, "Moods,'' etc.
21. Eye, Voice, and Ear Ex. 31. E.V. & E. Various.
2232.. NToyupen-sfoofrmAgJe«n»t and of Object. 32. ^3jM by J and Negative by ^
24. Verb jlT Past Tense. {V ofProhibition. Comparative
Omision ofcopula. 33.
25. Personal Pronouns (for forming .Tableofj.^;5^i^ ^jvdlbi>J^*
sentences) Exam, paper. 34. Pronominal affixes.
26. Singular of ^j\^\ 35. Passive, Past & Present.
27. Du(aPlraesnedntPluFruatluroef).the same. 36. Verb TO BE also ^>3
28. Future Particles. 37. Other Tenses.
29.; Introduction to 3 Moods. 38. 39. The Six Forms.
39* Subjunctive ^j^adl' 40. Conversation Exercise and
Examination paper. Examination Paper.
PART
III The Noun.
41. E. V. & E. Selections from 50. Examination Paper.
Commandments. 51. E. V. & E. God's Attributes.
42. Gender. 52. Case.
44. Regular Plural, Masc. 54. Ancient Declension.
45. Ditto in Construction, etc. 55. Demonstrative.
46. Regular Plural, Fem. 56. Relative Pronoun.
47. Dual. 57. Agreement of Adjs.
48. ,DualinConstruction. 58. Assimilated Adjective.
49. Broken Plural J^i 59. Noun of Superiority.
60. Examination Paper.
50. Broken Plural JUI
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PART IV. Some Derived Nouns with Broken Plurals.
61. E. V, & E. Scripture. 66. Broken Plurals JTU and J^lj*
62. Noun of Time and Place. 67. Tri-syllabic Broken Plural.
63. Noun of Instrument. 68. Masdar; its forms and use.
64. Quadrisyllable Plural JpIa*etc. 69. HOW TO USE A LEXICON.
Reading Exercise.
65 Broken Plural J-,^^^" etc. 70 Examination Paper.
PART
V. Derived Conjugalions.
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71. E. V. & E. Proverbs. yi\
g; } Conj. VII.
72.
Conj. II. ^Jii
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74- I Conj. III. ^.cU 90. Exam. Paper.
75- 91. E. V. & E. "Ten Commdts."
77- i Conj. IV. J.i \ 92. Conj. IX. \il
78 Paradigm of I—IV.
79. Reading Exercise. 93- Conj. X, ^i,i
So. Exam. Paper. 94. I
Si. E. V. & E. "Lord's Prayer." 95. Newspaper Exercise.
96. 1
'^^ Q- > Quadriliteral Verbs.
X '""'' ^-
} 98. Reading Exercise.
«^- } Conj. VI. >U- 99. Popular Story.
100. Exam. Paper.
PART
VI. "Weak'' Verbs.
lOI. Intro, to " Weak" Verb. 117. Conj. IV. (Hollow).
102. 118. Conjs. VII. & VIII. (Hollow.)
\ Doubled Verb.
103. 119. Conj, X.(Hollow).
104 120. Examination Paper,
105- Hamzated. 121. E. V. & E. — Salutations.
106.
122.
107. Derived Conj. (Surd). > Defective Verb.
123.
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> Derived (Hamzated). 124. Defective (Subj. and Juss.)
109.
110. Exam. Paper. 125. Doubly Weak fLafifJ
III. E. V. & E. — Proverbs. 126. Doubly Weak (Hnmza).
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112. Simile Verb Ya. 127. Derived Conjs. (Defective).
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113. Simile Verb H'au. 128. Nun of Corroboration.
114. Derived Conjugations. 129. Verbs of Wonder;
111156.. > Hollow — Wau and Ya. Ni^mn and lU'sa.
130. Examination Paper
PART VIL All Broken Plurals.
31. E. V. & E. More Proverbs. 138. ^lU and Irregulars.
132 139. Collectives.
> All the plural forms.
136 140. Examination Paper.
PART VIIL Derived Nouns, Particles, etc.
141. E. V. & E. Sfiras. 147. Numerals.
142. All Derived Nouns 148. Syntax of Numerals.
143. Diminutive.
149
144. Relative Adjective. 150:} Preps. Conj. Interjections,
146. Intensive Forms.
PART
IX. Syntax.
Lessons 151—200. A complete Syntax in Arab style.
PART A
X. Reading Book,
Exercises 1—50 (paged from other end, Arabic style).
A NEW ARABIC TEXTBOOK
(Extmcts from a Review by Professor R.S. McClena^han M.A., LL.D., Principal of
College of Arts and Sciences, American University, Cairo).
This volume is one of the best, if not the best, published for
the use of missionaries, officials, and business men desiring a concise
butsufficientlyelaboratedtext,andthoroughly reliablefor acquiring
a knowledge of usable Arabic.
"The make-up of the book is such as to please the eye and
not to leave withthestudentthesenseof wearinesswhichfrequently
results from the use of poor paper unsuitable type, or a complicated
a rangement. The index is a valuable contribution.
*'The author has been for over 20 years a resident in Cairo. He
,
ij familiar with the Arabic of the Azhar University, and with that
I the official, the man on the street, and the 'fellah,' and is
recognized as an authority on the subject".
^'ARABIC SIMPLIFIED"
A Review by the Kev. Prof. James Robertson, D.D., LL.D., Emeritus Professor of
Semitic Languagesin theUniversity of Glasgow.
"Mr. Upson has undertaken a difficult task,as anyonewho has
attempted to teach Arabic can testify, and he has succeeded. The
task is to give the student not only a competent knowledge of the
laws of the language, but also tLe power to use the language as a
living tongue Avith a literature.
"ARABIC SIMPLIFIED claims to be a 'practical' grammar
and it makes good the claim. It is practicable, in the sense that it
leads the student on by a smooth path, step by step, in a course of
200 lessons, till the Avhole ground is covered. There are exercises at
every stage, with well selected vocabularies. The student is
stimulated, by the question and ansAver form of the lessons, to solve
difficulties, and he is made to feel sure of himself by revision of
work, test questions, and periodical Examination Papers
"The lessons are evidently drawn up by a practical educa-
tionist, keenly alive to the difficulties felt by the learner and skilful
in overcoming them. They also show an accurate acquaintance Avith
the Avhole extensive and somewhat perplexing field of Arabic
Grammar. The introduction, from the very first, and constant
explanation of the Syntax, and the presentation of the laAVS of the
language from the point of vicAV of the native grammarian, are
features bej'ond all praise
"And it may Avith confidence be said that, if the student will
patiently go through thiscourse, followingtheprescribed conditions,
and submitting his Avork from time to time for examination by the
Teacher, hewill be no mean Arabic scholar, and fit to acquithimself
successfully in any sphere in Avhicli he may be called to use the
language."
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ARABIC SIMPLIFIED
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200 LESSONS
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BY
ARTHUR UPSON
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('Abdul-Fady al-Qahirany)
Literary Superintendent Nile Mission Press,
Author of "ARABIC AMPLIFIED," etc., Editor of "AL-BAREED AL-MISRY, %
and Publisher of over 350 Arabic Books and Pamphlets
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THE REV. C Wilcox, iM.A.,
J.
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Author of "Hebrew Simplified."
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REVISKD EDITION. 2.S . S- S(
School of Simplified Study,
19-21 Ludg-ate Hill, London, E.G.4.
First Edition 1916
Second Impression (offirst ninelessons only) 1917
Third Impression (five lessons only) - - 1919
Second Edition,, revised throughout - - 1921
Printed at The Nile Mission Press,
ar Sharia Manakh, Cairo.