xix topics and examples of current everyday Arabic writing practice. The grammatical description that emerges … See more

The book is arranged so that grammar notes are numbered and indexed for ease of reference; examples provided are based on information in the database. I have omitted or avoided names of persons and sometimes … See more

xxi In running text, English equivalents of Arabic lexical items are referred to in single quotes ‘’. In giving English equivalents for Arabic lexical items, essentially synonymous English meanings are separated … See more

acc. adj. adv. AP C CA comp. def. demons. ESA f./ fem. Fr. FSA fut. g. gen. imp. indef. indic. intr. lw m./masc. MSA n. neg. no. nom. NP o.s. obj. p./pers. xxii accusative adjective adverb active participle any consonant … See more

indicate key words in examples (in examples) boldface syllables – indicate primary word stress morpheme boundary1 1 For purposes of structural clarity I have indicated inflectional morpheme boundaries within word… See more

am indebted to my first editor at Cambridge University Press, Kate Brett, for encouraging and shepherding this project in its initial stages. I gratefully acknowledge the support and help of my subsequent Cambridge … See more