Introduction to Arabic Grammar

Course Overview

In this introduction to Arabic grammar, the text (‘Mabadi al-Nahw’) will be read in Arabic along with its translation, commentary and relevance to the wider field. This book is part of a series of primers which introduce students to the Islamic Sciences. There will be some discussion on the development of ‘Nahw’ as an independent field of study, with a focus on the different grammatical rules and patterns of the Arabic language.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• demonstrate competency in the different forms and classifications of nouns and sentences
• demonstrate an insightful understanding of the Arabic system of nominal and adjective suffixes of classical Arabic (i’rab)
• gain good knowledge of the structure of verbs, nouns, and particles
• recognise and apply classification of word forms and knowledge of words and constructions