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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
List of Tables
ii
Acknowledgments
iii
Foreword
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
LESSON 5
LESSON 6
LESSON 7
Prepositions
Pronouns
1
7
11
19
25
31
39
LESSON 8
Adjective
49
LESSON 9
Imperative & Prohibitive
Singular, Dual, Plural
57
LESSON 10
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LIST OF TABLES
3.1
3.1a
3.2
)
Past Tense Verb Forms in Active Voice (
5.1
Prepositions (
)
6.2
7.1
7.1a
7.2
7.2a
9.1
9.2
9.2a
9.3
9.4
25
31
Attached (
) Pronouns
32
Verb Forms of (
)
) in Active Voice (
)
Second Person Imperative in Active Voice (
58
58
59
) in Active Voice
Creating Second Person Prohibitive (
) in Active Voice
Second Person Prohibitive (
Singular, Dual, and Plural
41
42
)
Creating Second Person Imperative In Active Voice (
10.1
39
40
Verb Forms of (
) in Passive Voice ()
14
15
) Pronouns
Unattached (
9.4a
12
13
3.2a
6.1
60
60
61
68
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I owe a debt of gratitude to many people who helped in making this project a
success. To begin with, I would like to thank Sr. A. Naviwala who, working on
behalf of Darul Uloom al-Madania, prepared the first draft, which I edited. I would
also like to thank Mawlana Ibrahim Memon for his valuable feedback. I am also
indebted to my First year students at Darul Uloom (20112012 academic year) who
suggested important improvements and pointed out the many mistakes. My
prepatory year students at Darul Uloom (20112012), including Ahmad Hatim
who proof-read the draft for the second edition, have also given me valuable
feedback. I have greatly benefitted from their questions, comments and suggestions.
May Allah reward them, and all others for their contributions and help.
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FOREWORD
This is the second edition of the revised Ten Lessons of Arabic, which in turn was
based on the famous Urdu language primer of Arabic grammar Das Sabaq [Ten
Lessons] by Mawlana Abd al-Salam Kidwai Nadvi. Das Sabaq in Urdu has been a
part of the Aalim course curriculum in Western madrasahs for a number of years.
In 2011, I was commissioned by Darul Uloom al-Madania to edit a translation that
they had prepared by revising an existing translation of the text that was available
online. I completed the editing in a few months. During this process, I took liberty
with the translation to make the content more accessible and beneficial to the
student. The edited version was then used as a textbook for Darul Ulooms eAlim
program. At that time, I received a number of suggestions from eAlim instructors
and students regarding improvement of the text.
Later, I got the chance to teach the first four chapters myself during Ramadan
2011 to a sincere student. At that time, I realized the many flaws that had
remained, especially in the first four chapters. I revised these chapters thoroughly to
make them more student friendly. Later still, I got the chance to go over the whole
text during the first term of 20112012 academic year, while teaching it to first year
students at Darul Uloom. During this time, a number of issues came up and I made
the changes accordingly. The first online edition was released at that time.
Later, during the last two terms of 20112012 academic year, I got the chance
to teach it again; this time, to the prepatory year students at Darul Uloom. More
issues came up and I fixed them. Now, at the end of this academic year (2011
2012), I have gone through the whole text again and revised it throughly. I have
added more explanation and tables in many chapters. I have also revised the word
lists and exercises, and reduced the overall number of vocabulary words. While
teaching, I had felt that memorizing too many new words was taking the students
attention away from the real thing, viz. grammar rules and construction of the
language. In many cases, plurals of words are given, but they are merely for
reference. Students should not be required to memorize these. The vocabulary lists
still appear quite formidable. However, this is because of the many repeated words.
If they were to be taken out, the overall count will be much less.
This text has been revised multiple times. In the process, it has changed
considerably and those looking for an exact translation of Das Sabaq will be
disappointed. However, I believe it is now much more beneficial. I have tried my
best, with help from many of my students, to remove all of the errors in it.
Nevertheless, as is the case with all human endeavors, there are bound to be some
mistakes in it, and definitely, room for improvement. I hope that the readers,
students and teachers, will apprise me of any such issues. Your feedback
(suggestions, constructive criticism, etc.) is valuable to me. You can contact me at
the email address given at the end.
This is a beginner-level text but notwithstanding its ease, it should be studied
with a teacher. It is also expected that the student will be studying other Arabic
books along with it as well. I would recommend Fundamentals of Classical Arabic
vol. 1 (by Dr. Husain Abdul Sattar) and Durus al-Lughah al-Arabiyyah vol. 1 (by
Dr. V. Abdur Rahim). I got the chance to teach both during this academic year.
They are both excellent books. There is some overlap between them and Ten
Lessons. However, this should not be seen as redundancy, but as re-inforcement. Of
the three, Fundamentals is for Sarf, Ten Lessons and Durus al-Lughah are for general
Arabic. The last one is probably the best in terms of its gradual and progressive
introduction to Arabic language concepts. However, the former two provide concise
information for Sarf and Nahw, which is spread out in Durus al-Lughah. I
recommend that Ten lessons and Durus al-Lughah be started at the beginning of the
semester, while Fundamentals be started in the second half.
Since this is a beginner-level text; therefore, Arabic words have not been
transliterated exactly, keeping in mind that most people at this stage will not be
comfortable with Arabic transliteration schemes. Rather, their approximate
equivalents have been used that are easier to read for the untrained. Nevertheless,
non-English words have been italicized.
As for duals and plurals of Arabic words, the original Arabic duals and plurals
have not been used; rather, their plurals have been created the English way by
adding an s to the singular. Thus, two dammahs is used instead of dammahtain.
The word still remains italicized to reflect its non-English origin.
The following abbreviations appear in the text:
S = Singular
M = Masculine
D = Dual
F = Feminine
P = Plural
Many times, these have been used in combination. Thus, we also have the
following abbreviations:
(S/M)
(D/M)
(P/M)
(S/F)
(D/F)
(P/F)
=
=
=
=
=
=
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I hope and pray that this revised translation will be of benefit to the students.
I also pray that Allah Most High accepts this humble effort from all those who have
contributed to it in any way, and gives us the power to continue with more. I also
request the readers and all those who benefit from it in any way to remember us all
in their prayers.
And He alone gives success.
Aamir Bashir
Buffalo, NY
19th Shaban, 1433 (9th July, 2012)
Email: ainbay97@yahoo.com
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LESSON 1
3. Give two dammahs (
) to both words in the sentence.
Examples:
1. Mahmood is knowledgeable.
2. Haamid is pious.
3. Khalid is a conqueror.
(
)
5. Naasir is a friend.
.
as
It is important to note here that whenever alif-laam comes before a word, the
).
In Arabic, a definite noun is called marifah ( ) and a common noun is called nakirah (
Lesson 1
English
father
mother
son
boy
daughter, girl
Singular
Plural
paternal uncle
paternal aunt
maternal uncle
maternal aunt
brother
sister
grandfather
grandmother
grandson
granddaughter
man
woman
Arabic
English
Singular
strong
weak
ice, snow
cold
water
sweet
small
fat
pious
worshipper
intelligent, smart
hard-working
beautiful
thankful, grateful
truthful
Lord
prophet, messenger
messenger
path
straight
Muslim
man, mankind
slave
leader, commander
Plural
Lesson 1
Arabic
English
Singular
brave
generous
the hour; day of resurrection
coming (F)
respectful
and
merciful
going (M)
knowledgeable; scholar
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Haamid is a father.
Mahmood is a son.
Khalid is an uncle (paternal).
Zayd is an uncle (maternal).
Bakr is a brother.
Saeed is a grandfather.
Hameed is a grandson.
The man is strong.
The child (M) is weak.
The ice is cold.
The water is sweet.
The son is small.
Hamzah is fat.
The brother is pious.
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Plural
Aishah is intelligent.
Fatimah is small.
Maimoonah is a grand daughter.
The aunt (paternal) is pious.
The girl is fat.
The grandmother is pious.
The aunt (maternal) is a worshipper.
Translate into English.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Exercise 3:
11.
12.
1.
2.
(
)
15.
16.
5.
6.
3.
4.
13.
14.
7.
17.
18.
8.
9.
19.
20.
10.
LESSON 2
Consider the following sentences: slave of Allah, messenger of Allah, door of the
house, the Messengers order, Mahmoods pen, Khalids book, Hameeds
house. These phrases and those with a similar pattern are called mudaaf (
)
. For a sentence with of, such as ring of gold, first remove the of. It
becomes ring gold. Now, replace the words with their Arabic equivalents. You get
. Now, give the mudaaf a single dammah and the mudaaf ilayhi two kasrahs.
.
You get
The rules concerning alif-laam have been mentioned in the first lesson. Those
rules will apply here also. Thus, if there is an alif-laam at the beginning of the
will become
mudaaf ilayhi, the two kasrahs will become one kasrah.
. It should be noted here that the mudaaf never accepts alif-laam or tanween.
Lesson 2
Word List
Arabic
English
Singular
wall
home, house
door
window
room
roof
ceiling
bed
pen
heat
sun
day
judgment; religion
to establish, establishing
Plural
light
lamp
darkness
Arabic
English
Singular
night
finger, toe
foot; leg
tall, long
leader, governor
short
expensive
high
winter
summer
spring
autumn, fall
new
old
book
note-book
jouney, travel
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Plural
Lesson 2
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
6.
7.
5.
10.
8.
9.
3.
4.
Exercise 3:
Translate into Arabic.
1. Mahmoods pen is expensive.
2. The houses wall is long.
3. The houses roof is high.
4. Haamids son is tall.
5. Fatimahs sister is short.
6. Days of Summer are long.
7. Days of Winter are short.
8. Door of the house is high.
9. Ceiling of the room is expensive.
Exercise 4:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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LESSON 3
will be called
, and so on.
In the case of the first person, because the gender is not identified, and there is
no separate seeghah for dual, therefore, the two seeghahs, singular first person and
and , respectively.
plural first person will be called
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Lesson 3
We are listing below the verb forms (also called conjugations) of the past tense
verb in active voice. These should be memorized with their meanings.
Table 3.1
)
Past Tense Verb Forms in Active Voice (
Person
Gender
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
First
Person
()
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Feminine
Plurality
English
Arabic
Singular
He did.
Dual
They did.
Plural
They did.
Singular
She did.
Dual
They did.
Plural
They did.
Singular
You did.
Dual
You did.
Plural
You did.
Singular
You did.
Dual
You did.
Plural
You did.
Singular
I did.
Dual/
Plural
We did.
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Before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 3.1 would be written in
Arabic. This is as follows:
Table 3.1a
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Lesson 3
become . Its meaning will change to he (S/M) was done upon. This is passive
voice (
) . Similarly, will become , will become ,
will
become
, and so on. We are listing below the verb forms (also called
conjugations) of the past tense verb in passive voice. These should be memorized
with their meanings.
Table 3.2
)
Past Tense Verb Forms in Passive Voice (
Person
Gender
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
First
Person
()
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Faminine
Plurality
English
Singular
He was done.
Dual
Plural
Singular
Dual
Plural
Singular
Dual
Plural
Singular
Dual
Plural
Singular
I was done.
Dual/
Plural
We were done.
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Arabic
Again, before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 3.2 would be
written in Arabic.
Table 3.2a
Note: In these two tables, has been translated as he was done and
as she
was done. As mentioned above in the note after Tables 3.1 & 3.1a, these forms
could also mean it (masculine) was done and it (feminine) was done,
respectively. The same is true of other forms. The masculine could be any
masculine thing or person, and the feminine could be any feminine thing or person.
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Lesson 3
other verbs by comparing them to these tables. For this, we need to know that
Arabic
he wrote
he read
he found
he cooked
he cut
he filled
he sought, he demanded
he asked
he made
he took
he ate
he ran, he fled
he went
he opened
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English
Arabic
he hit
he entered
he put (something)
he helped
he joined, he arrived
he returned
he slaughtered
he oppressed
he imprisoned, he detained
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
I wrote.
They (P/F) read.
You (S/M) found.
You (P/F) cooked.
They (P/F) cut.
We filled.
You (P/M) demanded.
They (D/M) asked.
They (D/F) made.
You (S/F) took.
Exercise 2:
Translate into Arabic.
1. It (S/M) was eaten.
2. They (P/M) were cut.
3. They (P/F) were made.
4. They (P/F) ran.
5. You (S/M) went.
6. You (P/M) were found.
7. It (S/F) was opened.
8. He was hit.
9. They (P/F) entered.
10. It (S/F) was placed.
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Lesson 3
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Exercise 3:
7.
8.
1.
2.
10.
11.
4.
5.
9.
12.
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3.
6.
LESSON 4
subject (
), and finally the object () .
( verb) = the action being done.
( subject) = the person doing the action.
( object) = the person or the thing to whom or to which the action is being
done.
Rule: The
gets a dammah (or two dammahs as the case may be), and the
gets a fathah (or two fathahs).
Examples:
the
and Mahmood is the . When translating this sentence into
Arabic, the Arabic word for helped (
)will come first followed by the
)with two dammahs, and then the mafool, Mahmood
faail, Hamid (
(
)
with
two
fathahs.
The final sentence will be
)opened ( )a door (). The same order used for the last
2. A servant (
example ( first,
second and last) will apply here. Remember,
will get two dammahs and the will get two fathahs. The full
the
sentence will be
.
Notes:
If there is an alif-laam on any word, the tanween (double harakah) at the
end will change to a single harakah (the two fathahs will change to a single
fathah, the two kasrahs will change to a single kasrah, and the two dammahs
will change to a single dammah). Thus, the servant opened the door will
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Lesson 4
Arabic
he read
he stopped (someone)
he wrote
he defeated
he cooked
he ate
he hit; he beat
he worshipped
he broke (something physical)
he tore
he helped
he cheated, he deceived
he profited
he heard
he made (someone into someone
or something into something)
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English
Arabic
he understood
he remembered
he looked (at/towards)
he broke (something nonphysical)
he gave an example
he separated
he created, he made; he originated
he was ungrateful; disbelieved
he killed
he sat (down)
he imposed; he made something
obligatory
( )
( )
( )
Arabic
Singular
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Plural
Lesson 4
English
mother
messenger; prophet
religion
sky
building; roof
land, earth
bed; spread; mattress
Satan, the Devil
not
trade
ear
heart
transgressor
oath; pledge; promise
Muslim
speech
man
example
blessing
sea
chicken, hen
servant
door
Exercise 1:
Arabic
Singular
Plural
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(
)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Exercise 2:
applicable.
Translate into English and identify the
, , and , where
1.
)
(
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
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LESSON 5
Prepositions
The following particles are used as prepositions in Arabic. They occur quite
frequently.
Table 5.1
Prepositions (
)
in; regarding
from; than
on; upon
as, like
about; from; regarding
with; at
to; up to
for; belongs to
up to, until
by (for oath)
The words that come after these prepositions end with a kasrah on the final letter.
Below, we give examples of each of these.
By Allah!
Besides the ten prepositions listed above, there are seven other prepositions that
occur less frequently. Since they do occur; therefore, it is appropriate to mention
them as well. They are as follows:
1.
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Lesson 5
5.
6.
: besides, except. Example:
I stopped the men
except Amr.
7.
Arabic
he went
he killed
he cut
he milked
he wrote
he ate
( )
he asked
he made
he looked (at)
he opened
he sat
he read
it (M) fell
it (M) was prescribed (upon)
he broke
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( )
Word List for Nouns
Arabic
Plural
Singular
English
village
city
lion
sword
cloth; clothes
scissors
cow
milk
large bowl
card
pencil
biscuit
butter
cream
teacher
student
lesson
night-time
sleep; sleeping
day-time
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buffalo
white; whiter
gold
silver
stone
moon
Lesson 5
English
star
lock
key
garden
grass
praise
right guidance
Arabic
Singular
Plural
people
clouds (collective noun)
something which is under
control
between; among, amidst
sky
land, earth
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Jew; Jewish
Christian
part, portion
good deed
world
hereafter
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(
)
English
fly
food
ritual prayer (salah)
door
room
bed
Arabic
Singular
today
tomorrow
yesterday
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Plural
Exercise 2:
2.
3.
1.
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Lesson 5
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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LESSON 6
Pronouns
different types of pronouns in Arabic. We are listing below those pronouns that are
) . These dameers are not joined to any word but appear as
unattached (
Unattached (
) Pronouns
Person
Gender
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
First
Person
()
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Feminine
Plurality
Pronouns
English
Arabic
Singular
he
Dual
they
Plural
they
Singular
she
Dual
they
Plural
they
Singular
you
Dual
you
Plural
you
Singular
you
Dual
you
Plural
you
Singular
Dual/
Plural
we
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Lesson 6
Table 6.2
Attached (
) Pronouns
Person
Gender
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
First
Person
()
()
Feminine
(
)
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Feminine
Plurality
Pronouns
English
Arabic
Singular
his, him
Dual
their, them
Plural
their, them
Singular
hers, her
Dual
their, them
Plural
their, them
Singular
your, you
Dual
your, you
Plural
your, you
Singular
your, you
Dual
your, you
Plural
your, you
Singular
my, me
Dual/
Plural
ours, us
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Examples of Usage of Unattached Dameers
He is Zayd.
I am a student.
my book
her (S/F) book.
I helped him
I commanded you
you (S/M) helped me.
3. After a particle:
in it
for him
Arabic
he rode
he broke
he fell
he stopped (someone)
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Lesson 6
English
Arabic
( )
he played
he looked
he worshipped
he remembered
he ate
he provided livelihood/sustenance
he presented
he took
)
(
Arabic
English
Singular
father
mother
tongue
head
( )
nose
hand
tooth
chest
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Plural
Arabic
English
Singular
handkerchief
car
bicycle
shoe
foot
ball
mango
apple
garden
melon, watermelon
cucumber
field; arable land
heart
hearing; also used for ears
eyesight; glance; also used for
eyes
veil, covering
themselves
darkness
lightning
Lord
fuel
people
stone
husband; wife; spouse
clean, pure (F)
angel
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Plural
(
)
Lesson 6
Arabic
English
Singular
covenant
above
Mount Sinai
color
bright yellow
whoever
then; so; therefore;
sometimes, it is not translated
with
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
compensation, reward
Exercise 1:
Plural
My father
His mother
Her tongue
Your (S/M) head
Your (S/F) nose
My hand
Their (P/F) teeth
His chest
Our handkerchief
I rode in your (S/M) car.
She broke my bike.
The shoe fell off your (S/M) foot.
I stopped them (P/F).
They (P/M) raised me.
You (P/M) played with the ball.
They (D/M) looked at me.
You (D/F) worshipped Him.
My mother remembered me yesterday.
You (S/M) ate a mango and an apple in your garden and you ate a watermelon
and a cucumber in your field.
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Translate into English
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
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LESSON 7
( past tense)
discuss
which is equivalent to present and future tense.
of the Arabic language. These should be memorized properly. This will make all
future lessons much easier. We are listing below the conjugations (verb forms) of
) .
( present and future tense verb) in active voice (
Table 7.1
Verb Forms of (
)
) in Active Voice (
Person
Gender
Plurality
Singular
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Dual
Plural
Singular
Feminine
(
)
Dual
Plural
Singular
Second
Person
)
(
Masculine
()
Dual
Plural
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English
Arabic
He/It is doing or
will do
They are doing or
will do
They are doing or
will do
She/It is doing or
will do
They are doing or
will do
They are doing or
will do
You are doing or
will do
You are doing or
will do
You are doing or
will do
Lesson 7
Singular
Feminine
Dual
(
)
)
(
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Feminine
First
Person
Plural
Singular
Dual/
Plural
Second
Person
) (
Before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 7.1 would be written in
Arabic. This is as follows:
Table 7.1a
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Creating Passive Voice
converting
from active to passive voice. , which means he does or will
Verb Forms of (
) in Passive Voice ()
Person
Gender
Plurality
Singular
Masculine
Third
Person
(
)
()
Dual
Plural
Singular
Feminine
(
)
Dual
Plural
Singular
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
()
Dual
Plural
Singular
Feminine
(
)
Dual
Plural
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English
Arabic
Lesson 7
I am being done or
will be done
We are being done
or will be done
Singular
Dual/
Plural
Masculine/
Feminine
Masculine/
Feminine
First
Person
) (
Before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 7.2 would be written in
Arabic. This is as follows:
Table 7.2a
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The boy was hit.
The woman was stopped.
and
Relationship between the Seeghahs of
Before we move on, it will be useful to keep in mind that the ayn kalimah of the
and
can vary in a number of different ways. It
of a
and/or
can have a fathah, kasrah or dammah in
. It is beyond the
scope of this book to discuss all of these combinations. However, at this stage, it is,
nevertheless, important to take note of the harakah on the ayn kalimah of any given
.
Word List for Verbs
Arabic
English
(for past tense)
he went
he wandered about
he made (someone into someone or
something into something)
he came to know
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Lesson 7
Arabic
English
(for past tense)
he worshipped
he realized; he became aware
he heard
he played
he wore
he became sad, he grieved
he slaughtered
he drank
he stopped (someone)
( )
he made (something)
he laughed
( )
he cooked
he washed
he read
he opened
he commanded, he ordered
he concealed
he wrote
he cut
he helped
he deceived, he cheated
he colored, he dyed
he raised
he sent
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Arabic
English
(for past tense)
he ate
he remembered; he mentioned
English
food
newspaper
potato
tea
spoon
lock
key
washerman
cloth; clothes
pond, pool
laughter
friend
house
prayer leader; leader
Singular
Plural
people
what?; do?; will?; etc.
(depending on the context)
sinfulness
disbelief, infidelity
today
tommorrow
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Arabic
English
Singular
paternal uncle
fear
promise; pledge
that, which
piety, righteousness
that; to
cow
speech
rope
remembrance
prophet
fruit
library
magazine
article; essay
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
7.
8.
5.
6.
11.
12.
3.
4.
Plural
9.
10.
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Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Exercise 3:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Exercise 4:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Lesson 7
Exercise 5:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Exercise 6:
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LESSON 8
Adjective
Consider the following phrases: truthful Muslim, pious man, large mosque,
small book, trustworthy servant. These phrases and other phrases of similar
(adjective) and
pattern are called
( the described). In the phrase small
. Similarly, if we want to convert pious man into Arabic, we will first
. Next, we will reverse the
translate the individual words into Arabic
order of the words
.
Lastly,
we
will
give
two
dammahs to both words
.
States of Nouns:
Before we move on, it will be useful to keep in mind that each noun is always in a
certain state. There are three states in total for nouns. These are as follows:
1. : This is the state when a noun has one or two dammahs at the end. Such a
noun is called
. For example,
or
.
2.
: This is the state when a noun has one or two fathahs at the end. Such a
noun is called
.
. For example, or
3.
: This is the state when a noun has one or two kasrahs at the end. Such a noun
or
.
is called
. For example,
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Lesson 8
) is dropped from the end.
example,
( he did not hit).
case of
and
Additional Rules for
:
and the
1. Both the
,
have to be in the same state, i.e., if one is
;
therefore,
will
also
be
given two
dammahs to make it
. Similarly, if for some reason was
,
would also have to be
. The phrase would then have been
such as in
( I helped a pious man). If had been ,
such
would also have been
. The phrase would then have been
as in
( I went to a pious man).
and the
2. Both the
should either be marifah or nakirah. Thus, if
the
has an alif-laam, the should also have an alif-laam. For
would also change to
example, if
were to be changed to ,
and the
3. The gender of the
should be the same. Thus, if the
is feminine, the should also be feminine. To change a word to
its feminine form, just add a round taa ( )at the end of the word. For
and the pious teacher (F)
example, a pious teacher (F) will be
will be
.
4. If the
is a proper noun, it will not accept alif-laam. For non-proper
Since, the
is a proper noun; therefore, the will require an aliflaam to make it marifah. For example, when converting the conqueror
Khalid into Arabic, we will not add alif-laam to
because it is already a
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( )because it
proper noun. However, we will add an alif-laam to the
is not a proper noun. The sentence will be
.
The following examples illustrate this point:
.
The poet Ghalib will be
These sentences can also be read (not written) as
,
,
.
and
Arabic
he drank
he defeated
he entered
he touched, he felt (by hand);
he examined
he provided
he conquered
he took
English
Singular
Plural
pious, righteous
father
son
most-forgiving
Lord
big, large
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Lesson 8
Arabic
English
door
old
mat
Singular
Plural
good; excellent
article; essay
magazine
street
small, little
ship, boat
deep
sea
great; powerful
mountain
long
train
train engine
station
immoral person
man
medicine
king
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Arabic
English
army
capital city
Singular
Plural
today
skillful; outstanding
barber
store, shop
old man; scholar
mischievous
( )
boy
ugly
near, close
house
doctor
medical prescription
path
straight
torment; punishment
painful
mosquito
livelihood
trial, tribulation
night
dark
example
word
tree
good; pleasant (F)
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( )
Lesson 8
Arabic
English
root
firm, established
branch
sky
commander, leader
conqueror
Romans
Pious father
The son Saeed
Most-forgiving Lord
Big door
The old mat
Good article
Good magazine
Big street
Small boat
Deep sea
Great mountain
Long train
Big engine
Small station
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
hand; possession
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Plural
city
Exercise 1:
Singular
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6.
7.
8.
9.
Exercise 3:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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LESSON 9
fear.
means that that seeghah which ends with a dammah, should have its dammah
replaced with a sukoon, while the noon should be dropped from that seeghah which
for
is an exception to this.2 Also, in the
ends with a noon. The
case of
, an alif should be added at the end, after dropping the noon.
is one of those words whose ends do not accept any vowel change. Such
In fact, this
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Lesson 9
Table 9.1
)
Creating Second Person Imperative In Active Voice (
[From Left To Right]
Original seeghahs of
Second Person
Give jazm
to the
seeghahs
Based upon the above procedure, we get the following seeghahs of second person
imperative in active voice. These must be memorized.
Table 9.2
)
Second Person Imperative In Active Voice (
Person
Gender
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
()
Feminine
(
)
Plurality
English
Singular
(You) Do!
Dual
(You) Do!
Plural
(You) Do!
Singular
(You) Do!
Dual
(You) Do!
Plural
(You) Do!
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Arabic
Before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 9.2 would be written in
Arabic. This is as follows:
Table 9.2a
Examples:
1. From
( you are opening/will open), we get ( open!).
2. From
(you are sitting/will sit), we get
( sit!).
3. From
( you are hearing/will hear), we get ( hear!).
4. From
( you are hitting/will hit), we get
( hit!).
5. From
( go!).
( you are going/will go), we get
Creating for the Second Person
lesson, we will study the method of making for the second person. It is partially
similar to the method given above for , but there are also differences. The process
is as follows.
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Lesson 9
)
Creating Second Person Prohibitive In Active Voice (
[From Left To Right]
Original seeghahs of
Second Person
Based upon the above procedure, we get the following seeghahs of second person
prohibitive in active voice. These must be memorized.
Table 9.4
)
Second Person Prohibitive In Active Voice (
Person
Gender
Masculine
Second
Person
)
(
()
Feminine
(
)
Plurality
English
Arabic
Singular
Dual
Plural
Singular
Dual
Plural
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Again, before we move on, it would be useful to see how Table 9.4 would be
written in Arabic. This is as follows:
Table 9.4a
Examples:
1. From
( you are opening/will open), we get ( do not open!).
2. From
(you are sitting/will sit), we get
( do not sit!).
3. From
( you are hearing/will hear), we get ( do not hear!).
4. From
( you are hitting/will hit), we get
( do not hit!).
5. From
( do not go!).
( you are going/will go), we get
The vowels (harakah) of and
pattern as in
. The reason behind this difference is that the particular vowel
. The ( )letter of this
The one way where it governs both and is the harakah of the ( )letter
of and . Here, the harakah has to correspond exactly. Thus, when the ()
has a fathah, or kasrah, or dammah, the ( )letter
letter of
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Lesson 9
has a fathah. Therefore, in its and forms, the ( )will also get a fathah. Its
is the ( )letter of
and it has a dammah. And if the ( )letter of
has a fathah or a kasrah, then in both cases the hamzat al-wasl of will get a kasrah.
English
(for past tense)
he went
he stopped (someone)
he started
he opened
he searched
he heard
he laughed
he did, he acted, he worked
he came to know
he played
he accepted
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Arabic
English
(for past tense)
he cooked
he was cautious
he went near, he came near
he became sad
he mocked
he did
he read
he entered
he drank
English
Singular
to
Plural
market
mosque
but, rather, however
box
for
yourself
a lot
advice
mother
with
doll
ball
speech
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Lesson 9
Arabic
English
comb
meat
snake
scorpion
cat
upon, on
path
straight
good
that
all, each
thing
powerful
intercession
village
friend
hotel
milk
door
house
manager; editor
newspaper
1.
2.
Plural
mirror
Exercise 1:
Singular
8.
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9.
10.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Translate into Arabic
Exercise 3:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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LESSON 10
means three or more believers. Below, we give the rules for duals and plurals
of nouns.
)one of the
Dual: It is formed by placing at the end of a singular (
following:
An
preceded by a fathah and followed by a with a kasrah i.e. []
for the state of .
e.g.
two men
and .
e.g.
two men
)one of the
Plural: It is formed by placing at the end of a singular (
following:5
Muslims
e.g.
Muslims
It should be remembered that when the verb forms are dual or plural, it is not the action that is dual
or plural. The action taking place is only one. It is only the doers of the action who are two or more.
5
There is more detail to it, which can be studied in more advanced books.
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Lesson 10
In the state of
)
Singular (
In the state of
In the state of
Dual ()
Plural ()
Examples:
1. Two men went to the market.
Note: The of dual and plural is dropped when it appears at the end of mudaaf.
For example,
1.
(Zayds two pens)
but the was dropped because it appeared at the
This was originally
end of mudaaf.
2.
(a mans two horses)
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3.
( Muslims of Egypt)
This was originally
but the was dropped because it appeared at the
end of mudaaf.
4.
(seekers of knowledge)
This was originally but the was dropped because it appeared at the
end of mudaaf.
English
(for past tense)
he ordered
he wrote
he ate
he cut
he hit
he took
he studied
he cooked
he read
he filled
he imprisoned
he forgave
Word List for Nouns
English
Arabic
Singular
preacher
book
believer
bread
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Plural
Lesson 10
English
Arabic
Singular
tree
boy
umbrella
year
worshipper
a fish
house
female servant, maid
jar
thief
jail, prison
guidance
pious, God-fearing
successful; prosperous
corrupt
notebook
uncle (maternal)
Plural
( )
we
peacemaker
oppressor
punishment
painful
disbeliever, infidel
humiliating, disgraceful
with
patient
all praise
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( )
English
Arabic
Singular
Plural
Lord
world
blessing, grace (of Allah
Most High)
peace
upon, on
master; chief
messenger
seal; ring
prophet
family
companion
all
Exercise 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Exercise 2:
1.
2.
:
3.
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Lesson 10
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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