1st Edition
650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic For Intermediate to Advanced Students
650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic is the ideal tool for learners of Arabic who wish to improve their knowledge and comprehension of Arabic language and culture and make their language more expressive and idiomatic.
Including over 650 idiomatic expressions found in contemporary Arabic, this book is divided into two parts. Part I lists the idioms alphabetically for ease of use, providing English equivalents and a range of illustrative example sentences to show how the idioms are used in different contexts. The idioms are chosen based on frequency of use in written Arabic as well as oral speech, in Arabic literature and mass media. Part II includes 30 practice exercises structured around original texts which include the idioms covered in Part I. These practice exercises encourage students to review the meanings of idioms while improving their reading skills and familiarity with various text genres.
Designed to be comprehensive, accurate, and easy to use, the book reflects the daily use of Arabic and draws on real and authentic use of the language. Suitable for use as a textbook or reader, this is an ideal resource for students at CEFR level B1 to C2 or Intermediate-High to Advanced-High on the ACTFL proficiency scale.
Part I : The Idioms and Proverbial Phrases
Chapter 1 : alif ( حرف الألف )
Chapter 2 : baa ( حرف الباء )
Chapter 3 : taa ( حرف التاء )
Chapter 4 : ṯaa ( حرف الثاء )
Chapter 5 : jeem ( حرف الجيم )
Chapter 6 : ḥaa ( حرف الحاء )
Chapter 7 : ḫaa ( حرف الخاء )
Chapter 8 : daal ( حرف الدال )
Chapter 9 : ḏaal ( حرف الذال )
Chapter 10 : raa ( حرف الراء )
Chapter 11 : zaay ( حرف الزاي )
Chapter 12 : seen ( حرف السين )
Chapter 13 : šeen ( حرف الشين )
Chapter 14 : ṣaad ( حرف الصاد )
Chapter 15 : ḍaad ( حرف الضاد )
Chapter 16 : ṭaa ( حرف الطاء )
Chapter 17 : ẓaa ( حرف الظاء )
Chapter 18 : ʿayn ( حرف العين )
Chapter 19 : ġain ( حرف الغين )
Chapter 20 : faa ( حرف الفاء )
Chapter 21 : qaaf ( حرف القاف )
Chapter 22 : kaaf ( حرف الكاف )
Chapter 23 : laam ( حرف اللام )
Chapter 24 : meem ( حرف الميم )
Chapter 25 : noon ( حرف النون )
Chapter 26 : haa ( حرف الهاء )
Chapter 27 : waaw ( حرف الواو )
Chapter 28 : yaa ( حرف الياء )
Chapter 29 : Proverbial Phrases (الأمثال )
PART II : The Practice Exercises
Practice Exercise 1: ( الكتاب العجيب )
Practice Exercise 2: ( الهوس )
Practice Exercise 3: ( المقاهي في العواصم العربية )
Practice Exercise 4: ( كما تدين تدان )
Practice Exercise 5: ( التحديات البيئية في العالم العربي )
Practice Exercise 6: ( عندما يغلب الإنسان على أمره )
Practice Exercise 7: ( اللبان العماني )
Practice Exercise 8: ( الوعد والخباز )
Practice Exercise 9: ( نادي الواحة يعود القهقرى في عقر داره )
Practice Exercise 10: ( الأخبار لا تتغير )
Practice Exercise 11: ( المرأة الخليجية والمناصب القيادية )
Practice Exercise 12: ( في بيت العائلة )
Practice Exercise 13: ( اللقاء الأول )
Practice Exercise 14: ( وكان اللقاء الثاني )
Practice Exercise 15: ( رسالة شكر وتقدير )
Practice Exercise 16: ( ولات حين مناص )
Practice Exercise 17: ( حديث بين عجوزين )
Practice Exercise 18: ( الحرب الأهلية إلى أين؟ )
Practice Exercise 19: ( محنة شاب بدين )
Practice Exercise 20: ( مقدمة تقرير رسمي )
Practice Exercise 21: ( وهكذا دواليك )
Practice Exercise 22: ( تأبين زعيم سابق )
Practice Exercise 23: ( الأمور بخواتيمها )
Practice Exercise 24: ( الصحراء )
Practice Exercise 25: ( الطيور على أشكالها تقع )
Practice Exercise 26: ( بيان حكومي )
Practice Exercise 27: ( المقامة المسقوفية )
Practice Exercise 28: ( شجب واستنكار )
Practice Exercise 29: ( قرار محكمة التمييز )
Practice Exercise 30: ( نهاية مطرب في زمن الإنترنت ) ..........................................................
Biography
Lamia Jamal-Aldin is an Arabic language and literature academic with years of teaching experience at different universities in the UK and abroad. Lamia has a deep knowledge of the niceties of Arabic grammar and morphology in its classical, standard, and colloquial forms. Her passion for Semitic languages and her experience in pedagogy have driven her to develop unique and innovative methods in teaching Arabic as a second language.
Abdullah Hammadi is a freelance writer, translator, and analyst. His areas of interest include Arabic language and the socio-political trends in the Middle East. He formerly worked as a survey manager on an MIT project in the Middle East. Abdullah has a deep and wide understanding of classical, standard, and colloquial forms of Arabic, and of the nuances of the language. Short stories, poetry, essays, political analysis, translations, and Arabic teaching materials are part of his writing portfolio.
"This excellent, well-researched textbook includes a wide range of idioms, expressions and proverbs, classical and modern, and formal and popular. Its rich content makes it suitable for Arabic courses in different disciplines: literary, cultural, religious, media and everyday life conversation."
Otared Haidar, University of Oxford, UK
