In this course, students will cover the basics of the theory of Arabic Grammar — just enough to be able to read any text in Arabic and to able to know the ins and outs of grammatical analysis and how it was done by the originators such as Sībawayh, ibn Jinnī, and others.
The focus in this course will be naḥw and ṣarf at a basic level — focusing on having the students properly learn the terminology used by the grammarians and apply it in their studies.
Naḥw literally means “way” or “manner” and is used for Arabic Grammar. It is used to signify the way the language was used by the Arabs. Ṣarf translates as morphology. In other words, students will be able learn identification, analysis and description of the structure of Arabic words such as their root words, affixes, parts of speech, intonations and stresses, or implied context.
LA01 will focus on:
Types of words and sentences in Arabic
Identifying the types of Arabic words
Dissecting the many verbs
Analysis of the different types of verbs in Arabic
The methods of researching and using a dictionary
Prerequisites are to know how to read and write Arabic.
Registration opens every other year. Next registration will open August 2020
Days: Sundays from 11am-12pm Mountain Standard Time
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