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Easy Arabic grammar

The key rules of Qur'anic Arabic in short lessons — every example is from the Qur'an.

  1. 1Three kinds of words: ism, fiʿl, ḥarfEvery Arabic word is one of these three.ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
  2. 2Roots: one root, many wordsKnow three root letters, recognise a whole family of words.عَلِمَ
  3. 3Al (ال): making it definiteال means “the”.كِتَـٰبٌۭ
  4. 4Masculine and feminineA final ة usually means feminine.مُؤْمِنٌۭ
  5. 5Singular, dual, pluralArabic has a special form for “two”.جَنَّتَانِ
  6. 6Attached pronouns: my, your, his“my Lord”, “your Lord” — a small ending on the word.رَبِّى
  7. 7Separate pronouns: he, you, ISeven short words, countless times in the Qur'an.هُوَ
  8. 8Verb tenses: māḍī, muḍāriʿ, amrsaid · says · say! — one root, three forms.قَالَ
  9. 9Past verbs: who did it?The ending tells you — he, they, I, we.قَالَ
  10. 10Present verbs: the first letterيَ · تَ · أَ · نَ — the start shows who.يَعْلَمُ
  11. 11Ism fāʿil and ism mafʿūlThe doer and the one it is done to.ظَالِمٌۭ
  12. 12The most common small words (particles)A few words, thousands of times in the Qur'an.فِى