Sunday, November 15, 2009

Secrets of the Unjointable Pronouns

Secrets of the Unjointable Pronouns is that when you use them; you say and write them separately.

In Suratul Faatiha - Iyyaka Na'budu and so on for all of these Unjointable
pronouns.

In terms of meaning; the linguists contend that using any of these make
the meaning more specific.

For instance: Iyyaka Na'budu means; You (ALLAH) Alone do we worship.

So if you say; Iyyaka Uhibu; it means; you alone I love; etc.



المتكلم : إياي- إياكم

المخاطب : إياك :للمفرد المذكر

إياك : للمفرد المؤنث

إياكما : للمثنى المذكر والمؤنث

إياكم : للجمع المذكر

إياكن :للجمع المؤنث

الغائب : إياه :للمفرد المذكر

إياها : للمفرد المؤنث

إياهما : للمثنى المذكر والمؤنث

إياهم :للجمع المذكر

إياهن :للجمع المؤنث


Links:

Jointable Pronouns link:

http://www.modersmal.sodertalje.se/almokhtasarfialkaoiad_files/addamair-almonfasila.htm

http://www.schoolarabia.net/arabic/damaer/damaer1.htm

Unjointable Pronouns link:

http://forum.amrkhaled.net/showthread.php?t=323727

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Learning Arabic this Summer in Ohio or PA?

Learning Arabic language is perhaps more enjoyable when a learner can go to different venues to experience what he or she is learning. In our case here in the East Coast of the United States; join us Ohio or in Pennsylvania.

Based on our dynamic approach to teaching Modern Standard Arabic Language, we recognize this element and capitalized on it.

To learn Arabic in this summer in the U.S. all what you have to do is to email us at:
aatad@maktoob.com or alfaoz1@gmail.com

Looking forward to assisting you as you learn and grow in Modern Standard Arabic.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Why Learning Arabic Grammar Today?

Learning Modern Standard Arabic language today in the U.S. is gaining grounds in the academia and in many communities throughout this nation. However, some people in these in both spaces are still cherishing and entertaining the idea of learning Colloquial Arabic language...
The common question is why learning colloquial, instead of modern and classical Arabic?
There are many answers, some say because it is easier than classical. But many among those who subscribe to this ideology hare no serious argument.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Between Classical and Colloquial Arabic

To an uninitiated there nothing to fear by learning colloquial Arabic language first between learning Modern Standard Arabic language. However, this may be a degree of truth to this belief for a native Arabic speaker from Egypt or even Sudan. But for pure 'ajamy a non Arabic speaking the danger is in the detail. Pragmatically, it is easier to switch back to classical Arabic after engulfing oneself into the colloquial of Arabic language in speaking as well as in writing.
Hence, pedagogically speaking, it is better to learn classical Arabic first before delving anything colloquial. Perhaps the most salient point here is the inseparability of Modern Standard Arabic language from the Qur'an. If the Arabic language authenticity is compromised, such danger may be encroach upon the Qur'an in no time.
So, you may want to learn Modern Standard Arabic first, before any colloquial, if you must.