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Verbal Sentence: The Subject/Doer (Part 2) Posted by Fisal on Sep 17, 2012
Today we are going to continue our study of the second element in the Verbal Sentence الـجـمـلــة الـفـعـلـيـــة ; the subject. We have already known that the subject or the doer الــفــاعــِــل of an action is a noun (or a pronoun) that is in the Nominative Case حــَــالــَــةُ الــرَّفــْــعِ and is preceded by an…
Some exercises on demonstratives, answres Posted by aziza on Sep 14, 2012
هذا = this (sing. masc.) هذه = this (sing. fem.) هذان = these (dual. masc. nom.) هذين= these (dual. masc. acc./gen.) هاتان = these (dual. fem. nom.) هاتين = these (dual. fem. acc./gen.) هؤلاء = = these (plur.) Here is the answers of the exercises presented in my previous post: 1. هذه الطالبة تدرس في…
Some exercises on demonstratives Posted by aziza on Sep 13, 2012
Do you remember the demonstratives (أسماء الإشارة) in Arabic? هذا = this (sing. masc.) هذه = this (sing. fem.) هذان = these (dual. masc. nom.) هذين= these (dual. masc. acc./gen.) هاتان = these (dual. fem. nom.) هاتين = these (dual. fem. acc./gen.) هؤلاء = these (plur.) Now, try to complete these sentences using one of…
Verbal Sentence: The Subject/Doer (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Sep 6, 2012
The Verbal Sentence: The Subject/Doer الــفــاعــِــل (Part 1) We have already started studying Arabic verbs. Check the previous posts for revision: 1) Introduction to Verbs مـُـقــَــدِّمــَــة فـِـى الأفــْــعــَـــال 2) Verb Type نــَــوعُ الــفــِــعــْـــلِ 3) Verb Tense زمــنُ الــفــِــعــلِ ; (1) The Past الــمــَــاضــِــى 4) Verb Tense زمــنُ الــفــِــعــْــلِ ; (2) The Present…
Al-Biruni Posted by Fisal on Sep 5, 2012
Abu-Rayhan Al-Biruni; (973 – 1048) Yesterday, Google celebrated the birthday of the great Muslim scientist of the medieval Islamic era. Abo Rayhan Muhammad Ahmad Al-Bairuni أبو ريحان محمد أحمد البيرونى was born on 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarazm; known today as the region of Uzbekistan. He was a traveler, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, chemist…
Fisal’s Dictionary: “to pull” Posted by Fisal on Aug 29, 2012
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb شــَـــدَّ and explore some of its derivatives. * شـَــدَّ [V. I.T.]: 1- (something) = to become strong and firm. Ex. –…
Eid Al-Fitr Reading Comprehension Quiz Answers Posted by Fisal on Aug 21, 2012
Here are the answers to the Reading Comprehension Quiz about Eid Al-Fitr. To view the passage and questions again, please click the following link: https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/eid-al-fitr-reading-comprehension-quiz/ بدأ عيد الفطر يوم الأحد الماضى 1) Eid Al-Fitr began last Monday. ذهب الكاتبُ إلى المسجد مع أصدقاءه 2) The writer went to the mosque with his…