9June2013 XifusArabicClassReview Withanswers MyDavidCowan MemorizetheorderofArabiclettersaccordingtopage12ofDavid Cowanstextbookuntilletter28.Ya.Letter29.Hamzahcanbeignored Turntopage22andgotoLessonIV:TheBrokenPlural.

Readfromthere untiltoamasteryofArabicLanguageonthenextpage(page23) Somenotesscribbledonpage22andpage23

= most words in Arabic (not all) come from a root word

radicals = root letter pattern = wazan

Wehavetomemorizewazan.Whenweseeaword,wedontseethe wordbutwesee/feelthewazan.Wedontsee butwesee wemustseethewazantemplateinsteadoftheword! Wazanisimportantforustomemorizeandfeelbyheartbysoulby mindtoassistuswhenreadingkitabwithoutbaris AndalsotohelpususeHansWehr,jengjengjeng.Nowwellmove ontolearninghowtouseHansWehr HansWehrDictionary Buy4thor3rdeditionbutXifusaidhewilluse3rdeditionfor exercisesinsyaAllah FirstdiagramXifushowedusbeforedivingintothehorrifyingbutof courseexcitingwavesofHansWehrwasthis: AwordinArabicisdividedinto

Word

Verb
(1 paragraph)
Wordstodenotetime, action,state,or occurrence.eg:hear,eat
st

Noun,Adjective
(2 paragraph) Wordslikebook,cat, beautifuletc
nd

Particles
(Directionalwordsuch ason,in,underetc)

OktimetolearnhowtouseHansWehrdictionary!! Instructions
Findtherootlettersofawordfirst Lookfortherootlettersinthedictionary 1stparagraphismeaningforverb 2ndparagraphismeaningfornouns,adjectives Rootlettersarealsoknowsasconsonants.Oneeasytrickto findrootlettersistoignorethevowelsbutthisisntapplicable atalltimes Attachedpronouns,allneedtobeleftout.Watchoutfor wazans,verbspatterns,shaddah/sabdu,logic120toowhen findingrootlettersandthentranslating

TranslatetheArabicwordsinthe sentencesbelow

1.Theteacherwrotetheonthe The teacher wrote the lesson (dars) on the blackboard (sabburoh) 2.Donttrusthim.Heisa Donttrusthim.Heisaliar (kazzab)

 3.Hewashedhis inawashing machine Hewashedhisshirt (komiis)ina washingmachine 4.HeisdoinghisPHDina HeisdoinghisPHDinauniversity (jaami3ah) 5. Wine has more than Wine has more evil (mafsadah) than benefit (manfa3ah) 6. I only have one RM100 note. Do you have ?

I only have one RM100 note. Do you have small change (fakkah)? 7. I have strong for her and now I am I have strong love (hubb) for her and now I am feverish (mahmuum) 8. Marriage should be based on and not
** Tricky one there hehe

Marriage should be based on religion (diin) and not debt (dain)

How to find meaning of a verb and its perfect / imperfect words?

Instructions
Findtherootlettersoftheverbfirsttogetthemeaning(from 1stparagraph) Therootwordwillbetheperfectverb Thesmallletternexttotherootwordindicatesthevowelfor thesecondrootlettersoyoucancomeupwiththeimperfect verb

Example

To write:

/
Imperfect / perfect

Findtheimperfectverbforthewords belowandinsertthetashkeel/vowels forbothperfectandimperfectverbs 1. kariha, yakrahu 2. la3aba / yal3abu 3. sharufa / yashrufu 4. hasuna / yashunu 5. jalasa / yajlisu 6. haraba / yahrubu
Tip:whenyoucompletetheexerciseabove,youllfigureoutaquick formulatocomeupwiththeimperfectverbjustbylookingatthesmall letternexttotheperfectverb Kalau2ndletterofperfectverbisutheimperfect2ndletterwillbeu. Ifitsiitwillbei.Butifitsa,kenacheckdictionarytofindout

TranslatetheArabicwordsinthe sentencesbelow
*Whenyoutranslate,takenoteoflogic120

1.Muhammadisveryangrywithhis dog.Sonow, Yadribu kalbahu / he is beating his dog 2.Muhammadhateshisfriends behavioursonow, YansahahuMuhammad/Muhammad adviseshim 3.Whatdidshehear?Shehearditin thefactory?Library?Shop?

*Theresatraphere,careful.Hint:accusative

Sami3atsautanfialmasna3/She heardavoiceinthefactory
Accusativeatsautan

4. The police found out who took the car. Saraqa assayyaarata lissun A thief stole the car
** This one Im not sure correct or not

Final test 5 i) He liked the book so He summarized / jamala He summarized it / jamalahu

** Either Xifu missed the hu or we salah salin

5 ii) How does Muhammad look like? Muhammad was handsome / Jamula Muhammad {fin!}

prepared by iwani khalid & nadiah sulaiman