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How the Broken Plural Helps Classify Arabic

The Arabic broken plural has the effect that scholars still debate how to properly classify the several branches of Semitic languages.

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How a wasp caused the most famous debate about Arabic grammar The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾalat al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the most fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=5574&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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What are the best Arabic grammar books? What are the best Arabic grammar books (nahw and sarf) for beginners, intermediate and advanced students? Some recommendations (in English, German, Arabic). https://arabic-for-nerds.com/tools/books-arabic-grammar/?feed_id=5511&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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Why is كَأَنَّ a sister of إِنَّ but لِأَنَّ is not? The inclusion of كَأَنَّ as one of the sisters of إِنَّ raises the question of why other combinations like لِأَنَّ or بِأَنَّ are not explicitly listed. This discrepancy points to a complex and relatively unexplored matter in Arabic grammar. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/guest-articles/why-is-%d9%83%d9%8e%d8%a3%d9%8e%d9%86%d9%8e%d9%91-a-sister-of-%d8%a5%d9%90%d9%86%d9%8e%d9%91-but-%d9%84%d9%90%d8%a3%d9%8e%d9%86%d9%8e%d9%91-is-not/?feed_id=5401&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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Who are the best Arabic grammarians of all time? Hard to imagine today, but the grandmasters of Arabic grammar were superstars during their lifetime. Here is a list of the TOP 5 Arabic grammarians of all time. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/history/who-are-the-greatest-arabic-grammarians/?feed_id=4812

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What does nunation express in Arabic? Nunation (تنوين) in Arabic is used when there is no definite article ال. But that is only half of the truth. The idea is much deeper. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/what-does-nunation-express/?feed_id=4586

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Who wrote the first book about Arabic grammar? Sibawayhi's book al-Kitab was the first formal and analytical Arabic grammar. It is a groundbreaking work. Some background https://yalla.li/ju1no

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A classic: What are the best Arabic grammar books? The best Arabic grammar books (nahw and sarf) for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Some recommendations (in English, German, Arabic). https://bit.ly/3EW1SoN

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3328

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3318

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3288

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3278

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3268

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3258

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The question of the wasp in Arabic - the most famous linguistic dispute in history The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/question-of-the-wasp-sibawayhi/?feed_id=3248

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What does nunation express in Arabic? Nunation (تنوين) in Arabic is used when there is no definite article ال. But that is only half of the truth. The idea is much deeper. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/what-does-nunation-express/?feed_id=2693