Welcome to Dr. Elzeiny Arabic Class

Instructions:

1.     For the Arabic keyboard, you have the following choices:

a.      You may setup your on-screen Arabic keyboard using these instructions. Or watch these YouTube videos: (for windows 7) https://youtu.be/vDX-kE7D_k4 and (for Windows 10) https://youtu.be/UFhwdd5VqIc. You can get the shortcut keys from here.

b.     You may use the Arabic keyboard in http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/ The site also provides translations, Tashkil, games and other nice stuff.

2.     For Tashkil, you may use

a.      The Harakat tool https://harakat.ae/

b.     The Tashkeel tool http://tahadz.com/mishkal

c.      http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/tashkeel/

3.     For translations, you may use the following:

a.      The Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/

b.     The Meanings tool https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/

c.      Google translator https://translate.google.com

d.     http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/translate/

Choose for yourself. Where would you like to live?

   

  
        

Week [1]: September 9, 2018

Types of Words and Sentences. Marbota and Maftoha Ta’a.

You should setup your on-screen Arabic keyboard using these instructions. After doing this, you can open the word file for the homework and type the answers.

HW:

Part I: If you have not done this already, send me an email to hw@zeiny.net telling me about yourself. What you want me to know about you. It is very confidential. I will not share it with anyone. If you are using your parent’s email, you may print it out and give to me in person. Please include a picture of yourself in the email. You can take a selfi picture of yourself and email it to me.

Part II: Click to download the homework Sheet: PDF or MS Word

Note: You may use the word file and place the answers.

 

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Week [2]: September 16, 2018

Types of Hamza and Lam.

HW:

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Notes:

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Week [3]: September 23, 2018

Grammar of Nouns 1 – Classification Based on Gender and Count

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Week [4]: September 30, 2018

Grammar of Nouns 2 – Converting Nouns Based on Gender and Count

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Week [5]: October 7, 2018

I was sick. I Missed the class. You are probably saying “Yahoo, no Homework”. Sorry to disappoint you. There is still a homework for you to do. See below.

 

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Week [6]: October 14, 2018

Grammar of Nouns 3 – The Surf

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Homework:

Important note. Page 9 has errors. I fixed them. This link for page 8 to page 10  has the corrected notes.

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Week [7]: October 21, 2018

Grammar of Nouns 4 – The Surf

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Week [8]: October 28, 2018

Grammar of Nouns – Adding Two Nouns 1 (مضاف ومضاف إليه)

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Procedure to follow when composing Modaf and Modaf  Ilyh:

1.    For the Modaf (first noun)

a.     The Modaf can’t have a Tanwin but can have a Kasra (Rule 295-3).

b.    Using Rule 290, determine how to make the Modaf  Marfo, Mansob and Majroor.

2.    For the Modaf Ilyh (second noun)

a.     Determine if the Surf is allowed or forbidden (Rule 280, 285). The Modaf  Ilyh can have Tanwin or Kasra if Surf is allowed (Rule 295-4).

b.    The Modaf Ilyh is always Majroor. So, using Rule 290, determine how to make it Majroor.

3.     If the Modaf is duel or regular male plural, then remove the Noon.

Form	حِزَام وَلَد A boy’s belt	حِزَام الْوَلَد The boy’s belt
مَرْفُوعْ	حِزَامُ وَلَدٍ	حِزَامُ الْوَلَدِ
مَنْصُوبْ	حِزَامَ وَلَدٍ	حِزَامَ الْوَلَدِ
مَجْرُورْ	حِزَامِ وَلَدٍ	حِزَامِ الْوَلَدِ

 

 

·       Second example is (مَنْزِل لَاعِبِ؟نَ). The second noun (Modaf Ilyh) is regular 3+M, therefore according to  Rule 290, row 6, column 6, its Majroor form is Ya’a. Therefore,  (لَاعِبِينَ) is correct and (لَاعِبِونَ) is not correct.  See the table below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week [9]: November 4, 2018

Grammar of Nouns – Adding Two Nouns 2 (مضاف ومضاف إليه)

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Week [10]: November 11, 2018

Grammar of Nouns – Adding Two Nouns 3 (مضاف ومضاف إليه)

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Procedure to follow when composing Modaf and Modaf  Ilyh:

1.    For the Modaf (first noun)

a.     The Modaf can’t have a Tanwin but can have a Kasra (Rule 295-3).

b.    Using Rule 290, determine how to make the Modaf  Marfo, Mansob and Majroor.

2.    For the Modaf Ilyh (second noun)

a.     Determine if the Surf is allowed or forbidden (Rule 280, 285). The Modaf  Ilyh can have Tanwin or Kasra if Surf is allowed (Rule 295-4).

b.    The Modaf Ilyh is always Majroor. So, using Rule 290, determine how to make it Majroor.

3.    If the Modaf is duel or regular male plural, then remove the Noon.

 

Week [11]: December 2, 2018

Grammar of Nouns – Adding Two Nouns 4 (مضاف ومضاف إليه)

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Procedure to follow when composing Modaf and Modaf  Ilyh:

1.    For the Modaf (first noun)

a.     The Modaf can’t have a Tanwin but can have a Kasra (Rule 295-3).

b.    Using Rule 290, determine how to make the Modaf  Marfo, Mansob and Majroor.

2.    For the Modaf Ilyh (second noun)

a.     Determine if the Surf is allowed or forbidden (Rule 280, 285). The Modaf  Ilyh can have Tanwin or Kasra if Surf is allowed (Rule 295-4).

b.    The Modaf Ilyh is always Majroor. So, using Rule 290, determine how to make it Majroor.

3.    If the Modaf is duel or regular male plural, then remove the Noon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week [12]: December 9, 2018

Prepositions (Jur Letters) حروف الجر

Homework:

Procedure to follow:

For the noun that comes after the preposition, do the following

1.    Using rule 150, determine the count and gender.

2.    Using rules 280 and 285, Examine if the Surf is allowed or not.

3.    Using rule 290, column 6, determine the proper Majror form.

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The reason the prepositions are called Jur letters is that the noun that comes after the preposition is always Majror.

 

 

Week [13]: December 16, 2018

Adjective and Qualifying Noun (صِفَةٌ ومَوْصُوفٌ)

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Position and Irab.

1.     Unlike the English language, the adjective comes after the noun.

2.     The adjective much match the noun in Irab, Tashkil, count, gender and the Alif-Lam. They rhyme in pronunciation.

 

The following examples are for the case where the plurals are regular

Clever Player(s).

 

Irab	Count and Gender	With Alif-Lam	Without Alif-Lam
مَرْفُوعٌ	1F	الْلَاَعِبَةُ الْمَاهِرَةُ	لَاَعِبَةٌ مَاهِرَةٌ
	1M	الْلَاَعِبُ الْمَاهِرُ	لَاَعِبٌ مَاهِرٌ
	2F	الْلَاَعِبَتَانِ الْمَاهِرَتَانِ	لَاَعِبَتَانِ مَاهِرَتَانِ
	2M	الْلَاَعِبَانِ الْمَاهِرَانِ	لَاَعِبَانِ مَاهِرَانِ
	3+F	الْلَاَعِبَاتُ الْمَاهِرَاتُ	لَاَعِبَاتٌ مَاهِرَاتٌ
	3+M	الْلَاَعِبُوُنَ الْمَاهِرِوُنَ	لَاَعِبُوُنَ مَاهِرِوُنَ

Week [14]: January 6, 2019

I was sick. I Missed the class. You are probably saying “Yahoo, no Homework”. Sorry to disappoint you. There is still a homework for you to do. See below.

 

Homework:

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Week [15]: January 13, 2019

Adjective and Qualifying Noun (صِفَةٌ ومَوْصُوفٌ)

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Procedure:

1.     Adjective comes after the noun

2.    Use rules 220, 230, 240 or rule 250 to convert the nouns and the adjectives from one form to another based on count and gender.

3.    Use rule 280, 285 to check if Surf is forbidden.

4.    Use rule 290 to use the appropriate marks.

Cnt/Ged	Irab	With Alif-Lam	Without Alif-Lam
1M	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبُ الْمَاهِرُ	لَاَعِبٌ مَاهِرٌ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبَ الْمَاهِرَ	لَاَعِبَاً مَاهِرَاً
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبِ الْمَاهِرِ	لَاَعِبٍ مَاهِرٍ
1F	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبَةُ الْمَاهِرَةُ	لَاَعِبَةٌ مَاهِرَةٌ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبَةَ الْمَاهِرَةَ	لَاَعِبَةً مَاهِرَةً
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبَةِ الْمَاهِرَةِ	لَاَعِبَةٍ مَاهِرَةٍ
2M	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبَانِ الْمَاهِرَانِ	لَاَعِبَانِ مَاهِرَانِ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبَيْنِ الْمَاهِرَيْنِ	لَاَعِبَيْنِ مَاهِرَيْنِ
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبَيْنِ الْمَاهِرَيْنِ	لَاَعِبَيْنِ مَاهِرَيْنِ
2F	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبَتَانِ الْمَاهِرَتَانِ	لَاَعِبَتَانِ مَاهِرَتَانِ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبَتَيْنِ الْمَاهِرَتَيْنِ	لَاَعِبَتَيْنِ مَاهِرَتَيْنِ
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبَتَيْنِ الْمَاهِرَتَيْنِ	لَاَعِبَتَيْنِ مَاهِرَتَيْنِ
3+M	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبُوُنَ الْمَاهِرِوُنَ	لَاَعِبُوُنَ مَاهِرِوُنَ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبِيْنَ الْمَاهِرِيْنَ	لَاَعِبِيْنَ مَاهِرِيْنَ
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبِيْنَ الْمَاهِرِيْنَ	لَاَعِبِيْنَ مَاهِرِيْنَ
3+F	مَرْفُوعٌ	الْلَاَعِبَاتُ الْمَاهِرَاتُ	لَاَعِبَاتٌ مَاهِرَاتٌ
	مَنْصُوبٌ	الْلَاَعِبَاتِ الْمَاهِرَاتِ	لَاَعِبَاتٍ مَاهِرَاتٍ
	مَجْرُورٌ	الْلَاَعِبَاتِ الْمَاهِرَاتِ	لَاَعِبَاتٍ مَاهِرَاتٍ

Week [16]: January 20, 2019

Noun Sentences (Subject + Predicate)

 

Homework:

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Applicable rules

1.     The default case of the subject and the predicate is Marfo^.

2.     The verb to be is not needed in Arabic. We don’t use is, are, was, were …etc in Arabic.

3.     The predicate comes after the subject

4.     Use rules 220, 230, 240 or rule 250 to convert the nouns and the adjectives from one form to another based on count and gender.

5.     Use rule 280, 285 to check if Surf is forbidden. Tanwin of a noun is forbidden if the noun has Alif-Lam or if the Surf is forbidden.

6.     Use rule 290 to use the appropriate marks. We would use the Marfo^ form for both the subject and the predicate.

The examples below show the difference between Noun + Adj versus Mohtada’a +Khabar

The clever boy	الْوَلَدُ الشَّاطِرُ	Definite noun and adjective
A clever boy	وَلَدٌ شَاطِرٌ	Indefinite noun and adjective
The boy is clever	الْوَلَدُ شَاطِرٌ	Mobtada’a and Khabar
The clever player1F	اللَّاَعِبَةُ الشَّاطِرَةُ	Definite noun and adjective
A clever player1F	لَاَعِبَةٌ شَاطِرَةٌ	Indefinite noun and adjective
The player is clever1F	اللَّاَعِبَةُ شَاطِرَةٌ	Mobtada’a and Khabar
The clever boys2M	الْوَلَدَانِ الشَّاطِرَانِ	Definite noun and adjective
Clever boys2M	وَلَدَانِ شَاطِرَانِ	Indefinite noun and adjective
The boys2M are clever	الْوَلَدَانِ شَاطِرَانِ	Mobtada’a and Khabar
The Clever players2F	اللَّاَعِبَتَانِ الشَّاطِرَتَانِ	Definite noun and adjective
Clever players2F	لَاَعِبَتَانِ شَاطِرَتَانِ	Indefinite noun and adjective
The players2F are clever	اللَّاَعِبَتَان شَّاطِرَتَان	Mobtada’a and Khabar

 

 

Week [17]: January 27, 2019

Noun Sentences (Subject + Predicate)

 

Homework:

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Applicable rules

1.     The default case of the subject and the predicate is Marfo^.

2.     The verb to be is not needed in Arabic. We don’t use is, are, was, were …etc in Arabic.

3.     The predicate comes after the subject

4.     Use rules 220, 230, 240 or rule 250 to convert the nouns and the adjectives from one form to another based on count and gender.

5.     Use rule 280, 285 to check if Surf is forbidden. Tanwin of a noun is forbidden if the noun has Alif-Lam or if the Surf is forbidden.

6.     Use rule 290 to use the appropriate marks. We would use the Marfo^ form for both the subject and the predicate.

The clever boys2M	الْوَلَدَانِ الشَّاطِرَانِ
Clever boys2M	وَلَدَانِ شَاطِرَانِ
The boys2M are clever	الْوَلَدَانِ شَاطِرَانِ
The Clever players2F	اللَّاَعِبَتَانِ الشَّاطِرَتَانِ
Clever players2F	لَاَعِبَتَانِ شَاطِرَتَانِ
The players2F are clever	اللَّاَعِبَتَان شَّاطِرَتَان

 

Week [18]: February 3, 2019

Noun Sentences (Subject + Predicate)

 

Homework:

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Use the following procedures to solve the homework.

 

Steps for 3+M noun + adjective. Example, Fast Players3+M: Indefinite noun.
1.      Check to see the form for Marfo^ regular male plural. (Rule 290, R5, C4)	واو
2.      Convert the 1M noun into 3+M noun using rule 240-1. Add Waw-Noon.	لَاَعِبٌ > لَاَعِبُونَ
3.      Rule 410-2 says that the adjective must match the noun in count and gender. Using rule 240-1. Add Waw-Noon to the adjective so that it matches the noun.	سَرِيعٌ > سَرِيعُونَ
4.      Rule 280-3 Checking the Surf	Surf is not needed for regular male plural.
5.      Rule 240-3 Checking if it can have Tanwin.	Regular male plurals can’t have Tanwin because and it ends with built in Fatha.
6.      Check if you need Alif-Lam using rule 260-1.	No need for Alif-Lam because it is indefinite noun.
7.      Use rule 410-1 to put the words together. The adjective comes after the noun.	لَاَعِبُونَ سَرِيعُونَ

 

Steps for 3+F noun + adjective. Example, Fast Players3+F.
1.      Check to see the form for Marfo^ regular female plural. (Rule 290, R6, C4)	ضَمَةٌ
2.      Convert the 1M noun into 3+F noun using rule 240-2. Add Alif-Ta’a at the end.	لَاَعِبٌ > لَاَعِبَاتٌ
3.      Rule 410-2 says that the adjective must match the noun using in count and gender. Convert the adjective to match the noun using rule 240-2. Add Alif-Ta’a at the end.	سَرِيعٌ > سَرِيعَاتٌ
4.      Rule 280-3 Checking the Surf	Surf is not needed for regular female plural.
5.      Rule 240-4 Checking the Tanwin.	Add Tanwin because it doesn’t have Alif-Lam.
6.      Check if you need Alif-Lam using rule 260-1.	No need for Alif-Lam because it is indefinite noun.
7.      Use rule 410-1 to put the words together. The adjective comes after the noun.	لَاَعِبَاتٌ سَرِيعَاتٌ

 

Steps for 3+M noun sentences. Example, The Players3+M are Fast.
1.      Check to see the form for Marfo^ regular male plural. (Rule 290, R5, C4)	واو
2.      Convert the 1M Mobtada’a into 3+M noun using rule 240-1. Add Waw-Noon.	اللَّاَعِبُ > اللَّاَعِبُونَ
3.      Convert the Khabar to match the noun using rule 240-1. Add Waw-Noon.	سَرِيعٌ > سَرِيعُونَ
4.      Check to see if you need Alif-Lam using rule 520-1 and 520-2.	Mobtada’a must have Alif-Lam.  Khabar cannot have Alif-Lam
5.      Rule 280-3 Checking the Surf	Surf is not needed for regular male plural.
6.      Check if you need Tanwin Rule 280-3	no need to check the surf for regular male plural. They end with built-in Fatha.
7.      Use rule 510 to put the words together. Mobtada’a comes first and Khabar follows.	الَاَعِبُونَ سَرِيعُونَ

 

Steps for 3+F noun + adjective. Example, The Players3+F are Fast.
1.      Check to see the form for Marfo^ regular female plural. (Rule 290, R6, C4)	ضَمَةٌ
2.      Convert the 1M noun into 3+F noun using rule 240-2. Add Alif-Ta’a at the end.	لَاَعِبٌ > لَاَعِبَاتٌ
3.      Convert the adjective to match the noun using rule 240-2. Add Alif-Ta’a at the end.	سَرِيعٌ > سَرِيعَاتٌ
8.      Check to see if you need Alif-Lam using rule 510.	Mobtada’a must have Alif-Lam.  Khabar connot have Alif-Lam.
4.      Check Surf	No need to check Surf for regular female plural.
5.      Check Tanwin	Mobtada’a can never have Tanween because it must have Alif-Lam all the time. Khabar can have Alif-Lam and has Tanween because it is regular female plural.
6.      Use rule 510 to put the words together. Mobtada’a is followed by Khabar.	لَاَعِبَاتٌ سَرِيعَاتٌ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week [19]: February 10, 2019

Pronouns and Possessions

 

Homework:

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The procedure

They^2F are fast. The root for fast is (سَرِيعٌ). The root is always 1M 3^rd person.

Step 1: Use rule 230 to convert the noun into the appropriate form. For example, rule 230 will tell you how to convert the root (سَرِيعٌ) into a duel female noun third person (سَرِيعَتَانِ). You add female Ta’a followed by Alif-Noon.

Step 2: Use Rule 610 to select the appropriate pronoun. For example, for a duel female third person, the pronoun (هُمَا) is found in row 13, column 3, i.e. Rule 610- (R12,C3).

Step 3: Check Surf, rule 280, 285. No need to check Surf for 2M, 2F, 3+M or words that start with Alif-Lam. If the word starts with Alif-Lam, then no Tanween is allowed. Check rule 530 for the restrictions on noun sentences regarding Alif-Lam and Tanween. The word سَرِيعَتَانِ is duel so no need to check Surf. But the word سَرِيع we need to check it against rule 280, we find that Surf is allowed for the word سَرِيعٌ.

Step 4: Check the Irab of the noun. According to rule 530, the Khabar is Marfoo^. In the example above, the word “سَرِيعٌ fast” is Khabar, and Khabar is Marfoo^.

Step 5: Go to table 285 to find out in (4,4) that the marfoo^ for duel nouns has Alif -Noon not Ya’a-noon, i.e. سَرِيعَتَانِ not سَرِيعَتَينِ.

. Step 6: Assemble the words together to get a noun sentence. (هُمَا سَرِيعَتَانِ)

Rule (610): Pronouns and possessions based on count, gender and category.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Type	Count and Gender	The detached pronouns	The attached pronouns	Owned by X	Belongs to X	Demonstrative Pronouns (Near)	Demonstrative Pronouns (Far)
2		الْعَدَدْ وَالنُوُعْ	الضمائر المنفصلة	الضمائر المتصلة	Possessions		أسماء الإشارة (قريب)	أسماء الإشارة (بعيد)
3	1st Person	Singular مُفْرَدْ	I أَنَا	My  +ي	Mine لِي	My Property مِلْكِيِ	-	-
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4	الْمُتَكَلِمْ	Many أَكْثَرُ مِنْ وَاحِدِ	We نَحْنُ	Our نْا+	Ours لَنْا