Rih?la ila¯ Bila¯d al-‘Arab ???? ??? ???? ????? A Comprehensive Introductory Course for Arabic Heritage Speakers

Ri?la ila Bilad al-‘Arab starts with the Arabic alphabet and gradually and systematically builds the reading and writing skills and mastery of Fu??a grammar. As students develop their reading, writing, and grammar skills, they will be learning about Arab history, society, and culture. This book contextualizes Arabic grammar teaching with sufficient and relevant drills and exercises. Added personal and cultural interest is given by the diary of Amal, an American student of Arab descent, who travels to Jordan and Palestine. This textbook includes maps, illustrations, and photographs and is accompanied by audio on the companion website that can be viewed here: www.routledge.com/cw/younes . The book is designed for Arabic heritage students—students who can understand and speak an Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Iraqi, Moroccan, etc.) but are unfamiliar with Modern Standard Arabic, known as Fu??a.

Introduction ?????? ???????? New Letters and Numbers ??????? ??????? New Words ??????? Grammar ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ?-?? ?????? ?????? ????? ? ?? ?? ? ??-?? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???? ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ??-?? ????? ????? ???? ???? No verb "to be" in Arabic ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ????? ???????? ??-??? ??????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ???? The definite article al (??) The taa’ marbuuTa The construct and the taa’ marbuuTa ? ?? ?? ??????? (????? ????? ????? ????? ????) ?? ?? ?? ??????? ???-????? ????? (?????)? ????? ????? ??????? Sun and moon letters ? ?? ?? ?? ? ????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ??????? More on the construct (???????) ? ? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ??????? Subject ??????? Grammar ? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????????? The nisba adjective ? ??????? ?????? ?????? More on ????? ???????? (taa’ marbuuTa) Prefixes, Suffixes, and Stems Noun Stems, ?????: ??? ????? ?? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? Singular, dual, plural; The ???? case system ?? ?????? Tenses, gender, and agreement; Non-human Plural Nouns; Verb-Subject (Dis)agreement ?? ????? Possessive and object pronouns; Verb Stems ?? ???? ???? ????? ??; The comparative ?? ??????? ??? ??; Number-Noun Agreement, ?????: ????? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??????; Root Types: Sound, Assimilated, Hollow, and Doubled ?? ???? More on Root Types; Root Types and Verb Conjugations ?? ??? The Forms of the Arabic Verb; The ??? skeleton; Forms I, II and V ?? ????? Lame Roots, Forms IV and VIII ?? ???? ??? ?????? First root letter assimilation in Form VIII; Form VII; Passive Voice ?? ?????? ??????? Forms III and X The Arabic ????? (verbal noun) ?? ???? ??????? Form VI, ??? ??????? ?? ?? ????? More on the Arabic Case System; ??????? ?????? ?? ????? The Dual ?? ??? ???? The Comparative/Superlative (????) ?? ???? ?????? ?? ????? ????? Moods of the Arabic Verb (Basic Facts), Reading Arabic Poetry (with ?????) ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Person/Subject Markers (full paradigm), past and present ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Possessive and object pronouns; ????? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Negation ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? ??? ????; More on Verb Stems and Forms ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Different functions of the ??? prefix ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? The Active Participle, the Passive Participle and the Verbal Noun ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Method of derivation of APs and PPs, Conjugation of Verbs Based on Defective Roots ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? assimilation of ?????? ??????, ex. Derivation (AP, PP, VN); ????? ?????? ???????? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? How Knowledge of Roots, Verb Forms and Noun Patterns Helps You Learn Arabic ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? Looking up words in the dictionary ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?????? ??? Looking up words in the dictionary-continued ?????? ??????? Additional Readings ????? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ?? ?????? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ??????? (???? ?????) ??? ????? ??????? (?? ???? "????? ?????") Index

Munther Younes is Reis Senior Lecturer of Arabic Language and Linguistics and Director of the Arabic Program at Cornell University, USA. He is the co-author of the ‘Arabiyyat al-Naas textbook series and the author of the following books: The Routledge Introduction to Qur’anic Arabic, Kalila wa Dimna for Students of Arabic, The Integrated Approach to Arabic Instruction, and Charging Steeds or Maidens Doing Good Deeds: In search of the Original Qur’an, all published by Routledge.