Advance your Arabic knowledge by studying roles, states, and signs
Spring 2025 Dates: May 5 to July 10
Prerequisites
Course Objectives
Course Guidelines
Absences
Course Materials
Completion of Level 2 or equivalent course material
Identifying Mabni and Mu'rab words
Using the Al-Nawasib and Al-Jawazim before present tense verbs
Understanding the Marfu'at roles: Doer, Passive Doer, Subject, Predicate, Superseders
Understanding the Tawaabi' roles: Adjectives, Substitute Word, Emphasis, Conjunction
Developing the ability to grammatically parse Arabic sentences
Increasing working vocabulary to 1000-1200 words
Word-for-word analysis of the first half of Surah Yusuf
Each class will be 1 hour and 30 minutes. They will be held on Zoom, and students will be required to keep cameras on during the class.
Homework will be assigned on a weekly basis. The total time required for assignments will be a maximum of two hours for the entire week to accommodate busy schedules.
Canvas will be used for submissions and grades.
A maximum of three absences are allowed during this course.
Qasid's Grammar Book
Surah Yusuf
Hans Wehr Dictionary – Physical copies are available on Amazon. Electronic copies can be found online and can also be downloaded on smartphones through the App Store.
