Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
5 followers · 19 posts · Server mastodon.social

New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"How do you say to have in Arabic?"

Arabic does not have a verb "to have". Instead, you use constructions with prepositions and adverbs to express the same idea.

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/translati

#adverb #emphasis #grammarian #idafa #modalverb #PersonalPronoun

Last updated 1 year ago

Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
4 followers · 8 posts · Server mastodon.social

New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"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

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/who-wrote

-kitab

#afghanistan #al #aramaic #basra #diminutive #farsi #grammarian #indeclinable #persia #sayings #sibawayhi #سيبويه #مبني

Last updated 2 years ago

Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
4 followers · 7 posts · Server mastodon.social

New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"The question of the wasp in Arabic – the most famous linguistic dispute in history"

The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾalat al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the most fa­mous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger.

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/question-

#aleph #anecdote #basra #bedouin #grammarian #indeclinable #nominalsentence #persia #PersonalPronoun #sibawayhi #verbalsentence #جملةفعلية #سيبويه #مبتدأ #مرفوع #منصوب

Last updated 2 years ago

Scrry Grry · @grryboy
432 followers · 2388 posts · Server social.horrorhub.club

@kaleidotrope I am for them but I’m no and wouldn’t judge anyone who doesn’t use them. Consistency is key.

#grammarian

Last updated 2 years ago