Arabic
          An Essential Grammar
          ‘The book has the great advantage of introducing Arabic grammatical
          terminology in a manner that is clear and easy to follow . . . there is
          nothing like it on the market at present and I believe it will be much
          appreciated by teachers and students alike’
                            Stefan Sperl, Senior Lecturer in Arabic, SOAS, UK
          Arabic: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference
          guide to the most important aspects of the language. Suitable for
          beginners, as well as intermediate students, this book offers a strong
          foundation for learning the fundamental grammar structures of Arabic.
          The complexities of the language are set out in short, readable sections
          and exercises and examples are provided throughout.
          The book is ideal for independent learners as well as for classroom
          study.
          Features of this book include:
          •  coverage of the Arabic script and alphabet
          •  a chapter on Arabic handwriting
          •  a guide to pronunciation
          •  examples provided throughout.
          Faruk Abu-Chacra is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Arabic at the Uni-
          versity of Helsinki, Finland.
         Routledge Essential Grammars
         Essential Grammars are available for the following languages:
         Chinese
         Czech
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         Dutch
         English
         Finnish
         German
         Modern Greek
         Modern Hebrew
         Hungarian
         Norwegian
         Polish
         Portuguese
         Serbian
         Spanish
         Swedish
         Thai
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         Other titles of related interest published by Routledge:
         Arabic–English Thematic Lexicon (forthcoming)
         By Daniel Newman
         Colloquial Arabic of Egypt
         By Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar
         Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia
           (second edition forthcoming)
         By Clive Holes
         Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar
         By El Said Badawi, Mike Carter and Adrian Gully
   Arabic
   An Essential Grammar
     Faruk Abu-Chacra