Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic
A comprehensive introduction to Iraqi Arabic for beginners (with Iraqi-English and English-Iraqi glossaries) this is the language spoken by Muslim Baghdad residents, transcribed and not in Arabic script. It does not assume prior knowledge of Arabic. A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Audio Files contains ten chapters of phonology to explain the sounds, and thirty more covering grammar and vocabulary. The phonology chapters all contain extensive drills. The grammar chapters start with a...
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Originally published in 1969 by Georgetown University Press as no. 11 in The Richard Slade Harrell Arabic series, this reprint of a text for students beginning their studies of the Arabic language, as spoken by educated Muslim Baghdad residents, contains a CD-ROM with audio MP3 files that aid in pronunciation and practice. With material transcribed rather than in Arabic script, the text contains 10 chapters on phonology of Iraqi Arabic, and 30 chapters on grammar and vocabulary. Phonology chapters contain drills, and grammar chapters begin with a dialogue or brief narrative, then explain the new vocabulary and points of grammar and offer more drills. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Contents of the Audio MP3 FilesxiiiArabic Research at Georgetown UniversityxxvThe History of the Arabic Research Program, Institute of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown UniversityxxviForeword to the Georgetown Classics EditionxxviiiAcknowledgmentsxxxIntroductionxxxiUnit 1A.Consonants p b k g f v [Theta] [delta] s z s z c j m n w y1B.Vowels: General comments3C.Long vowel aa5D.Long vowel ii7E.Long vowel uu8F.Long vowel oo9G.Long vowel ee10H.Long vowels: Summary12I.Automatic stress (1)13Unit 2A.Short vowel a15B.Automatic stress (2)16C.Short vowel i17D.Short vowel u18E.Medial consonant clusters19F.Medial double consonants19Unit 3A.Consonant t21B.Consonant d23C.Consonant l24D.Diphthongs aaw and aw26E.Medial double ww27F.Syllable structure; automatic stress (3)28Unit 4A.Consonant h31B.Consonant r32C.Consonant [characters not reproducible]34D.Diphthongs aay and ay38E.Medial double yy39Unit 5A.Emphatic consonants: General comments40B.Emphatic consonant l42C.Emphatic consonant t43D.Emphatic consonant s45E.Emphatic consonant [delta]46Unit 6A.Primary and secondary emphatics: General comments48B.Emphatic consonants p b f m z49C.Initial consonant clusters51D.Initial double consonants52Unit 7A.Consonant x54B.Consonant g58C.Short vowel o60D.Diphthongs eew, ooy, and iw61Unit 8A.Consonant q61B.Final consonant clusters; automatic stress (4)63C.Final double consonants; automatic stress (5)64Unit 9A.Consonant [characters not reproducible]65B.Consonant [characters not reproducible]68C.Non-automatic stress72Unit 10A.Assimilation73B.Loss of initial [characters not reproducible]74C.Helping vowel74D.Loss of stem vowel75E.Double consonants76F.Charts77Unit 11A.Dialogue79B.Grammar1.Pronoun suffixes: Second person822.Independent personal prounons: Second person833.Adjectives: Masculine, feminine, and plural forms84C.Drills85Unit 12A.Dialogue87B.Grammar1.Pronoun suffixes: First person892.The preposition [characters not reproducible]ind893.Noun gender and adjective agreement904.Iraqi equivalents of English indefinite article915.The article prefix l-/D-916.The demonstrative prefix hal-/haD-93C.Drills93Unit 13A.Dialogue98B.Grammar1.Pronoun suffixes: First-person pronoun suffix -ni1002.Independent personal pronouns: First person1003.Preposition suffix -l- 'to, for'1014.Prefix s- 'what'1025.Prefix w- 'and'1026.Adjective inflection: Stem changes103C.Drills104Unit 14A.Dialogue109B.Grammar1.Interrogative sinu 'what'1112.Equational sentences1123.General demonstrative pronoun: Masculine and feminine forms1124.Preposition prefix l-/D- 'to, for'1145.Imperfect tense: First-person forms1156.Imperfect tense: Second-person forms1167.Future prefix ra[characters not reproducible]118C.Drills119Unit 15A.Narrative124B.Grammar1.Preposition prefix b- 'in'1252.Imperfect tense: Third-person forms1253.Summary of imperfect-tense verb forms1274.Pronoun suffixes: Third person1315.Summary of pronoun suffix forms used with consonant stems1326.Verb strings134C.Drills135Unit 16A.Dialogue142B.Grammar1.laazim 'must'1452.Imperative forms (1)1453.Negative commands1464.Pronoun suffix forms used with vowel stems1475.Vowel stems1496.The preposition [characters not reproducible]ala 'on'150C.Drills151Unit 17A.Dialogue158B.Grammar1.Interrogatives sgadd 'how much' and cam 'how many'1602.The numerals 'one' and 'two'1623.Noun-adjective phrases: Agreement in definiteness (1)163C.Drills164Unit 18A.Dialogue168B.Grammar1.Imperfect verb stems beginning with a vowel1702.Imperative forms (2)1713.Verb 'to be able, can'1734.minnaa and minnaak1735.The numerals from 'three' to 'ten'1746.Independent personal pronouns: Third person and summary174C.Drills175Unit 19A.Dialogue180B.Grammar1.Interrogative -ees 'what'; b-ees 'how much'1812.The dual1823.Feminine -t- stems1834.The numerals from 'eleven' to 'nineteen'184C.Drills184Unit 20A.Narrative189B.Grammar1.Forms of preposition min 'from, of'1902.The numerals from 'twenty' to 'ninety-nine'1913.Telling time1924.Pre-nouns: geer and fadd194C.Drills195Unit 21A.Dialogue200B.Grammar1.Conjunctions: Prepositions plus suffix -ma2012.Forms of verb stems used with preposition suffix -l- 'to, for'2023.Special forms of the verb 'to say' used with preposition suffix -l- 'to, for' (1)203C.Drills204Unit 22A.Dialogue206B.Grammar1.Prefect tense: Sound verbs (1)2072.The particle ba [characters not reproducible]ad 'still, yet' plus pronoun suffixes210C.Drills211Unit 23A.Dialogue213B.Grammar1.Perfect tense: Sound verbs (2)2142.Progressive prefix da-2153.Suffixing stems of [characters not reproducible] ax 'brother' and [characters not reproducible] ab 'father'2164.Noun-adjective phrases: Agreement in definiteness (2)216C.Drills217Unit 24A.Dialogue219B.Grammar1.Conjunctions: Interrogatives plus suffix ma-2202.Noun plurals: General comments2213.Sound masculine plurals: Suffixes -iin and -a2214.Sound feminine plurals: Suffix -aat2225.Broken plurals2236.Numerals from 'three' to 'ten': Combining forms2257.Numerals: The hundreds225C.Drills227Unit 25A.Narrative229B.Grammar1.Perfect tense: Hollow verbs2302.Perfect-tense verbs with pronoun suffixes2313.Special forms of gaal 'to say' used with preposition suffix -l- 'to, for' (2)232C.Drills233Unit 26A.Dialogue235B.Grammar1.Annexions2372.Preposition -b- 'in' with pronoun suffixes2393.Perfect tense: Doubled verbs240C.Drills241Unit 27A.Dialogue243B.Grammar1.Perfect tense: Defective verbs2442.The verb [characters not reproducible] ija or jaa 'to come'2453.The post-stated object2464.The particle xoos 'good'247C.Drills247Unit 28A.Dialogue249B.Grammar1.Roots and patterns2512.Feminine form of adjectives2523.The comparative254C.Drills256Unit 29A.Dialogue259B.Grammar1.The verb caan 'to be'2602.The verb caan as an auxiliary261C.Drills263Unit 30A.Narrative265B.Drills266Unit 31A.Dialogue269B.Grammar1.Sentence types: Equational, verbal, and topical2702.Plural forms of adjectives2723.Adjective agreement in gender and number2734.Agreement of pronouns and verbs275C.Drills276Unit 32A.Dialogue278B.Grammar1.Relative clauses2802.Constructions with maal282C.Drills283Unit 33A.Dialogue285B.Grammar1.Verb classes2872.Inflection of derived and quadriliteral verbs2973.Ordinal numerals3004.Numerals: The thousands and millions3015.Days of the week, month, and dates302C.Drills304Unit 34A.Dialogue306B.Grammar1.Suffix -man 'whose, whom'3072.Active participles: Class I3083.The word nafis 'soul; same; self'314C.Drills314Unit 35A.Narrative316B.Grammar1.Active participles: Class II to X and Quadriliterals3172.The auxiliary caan with active participle3223.Adjectives of color and defect323C.Drills324Unit 36A.Dialogue326B.Grammar1.Collectives and unit nouns3282.Passive participles3303.Nouns ending in -ci332C.Drills333Unit 37A.Dialogue335B.Grammar1.Conditional sentences3362.Imperatives: Summary; prefixes di- and xal-3383.Far demonstratives and summary341C.Drills343Unit 38A.Dialogue345B.Grammar1.The stem -yyaa-3462.Summary of negatives349C.Drills351Unit 39A.Dialogue353B.Grammar1.Nisba adjectives3552.Feminie -t- stems of the pattern FvMLat-357C.Drills358Unit 40A.Narrative361B.Grammar1.Verbal nouns362C.Drills365
