A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic [Hardcover]

An accessible and user-friendly grammar of Modern Standard Arabic, for both beginners and advanced students.This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, each pattern or rule is illustrated with examples from a range of real-life contexts. An invaluable resource for all learners and teachers of the language.This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, each pattern or rule is illustrated with examples from a range of real-life contexts. An invaluable resource for all learners and teachers of the language.This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, it is suitable for beginning students as well as those at a more advanced level. Detailed descriptions of all types of sentences are given, and numerous tables provide a clear presentation of verbs and nouns. The most familiar grammatical terms are given in Arabic as well as in English in order to help students identify them more easily.1. Sound verbs; 2. Derived forms of the verbs; 3. Hamzated verbs; 4. Doubled verbs; 5. Weak verbs; 6. Assimilated verbs; 7. Hollow verbs; 8. Defective verbs; 9. Nouns; 10. Syntax; 11. Types of sentences; 12. Cardinal numbers; 13. Ordinal numbers.'The author has accomplished the noble goal of user-friendliness, while simultaneously presenting numerous intricate, interwoven details, and this, in and of itself, makes it an ideal text for a course in the structure of MSA.' WORD