501 Arabic Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All Forms
by Raymond Scheindlin Ph.D.
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Author: Raymond Scheindlin Ph.D.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0764136224
Number of pages: 584
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Book Review: Helpful and well organized
Summary: 5 Stars
The introduction is a clear explanation of Arabic verbs written for non-experts. In the paradigms, the 14 personal forms of each aspect ("tense") and voice are clearly laid out. The third masculine singular perfect form is at the top of each paradigm because it is always the simplest form of each verb.
The only complaint I have about the two indexes is that there is no distinctive first page for each index. Each just starts at the very top with the title in the upper margin. At first I thought that the alphabetization was messed up, but finally I noticed that at the top of the first six pages was one title, and on the last six pages there was another title. But this is, ultimately, a minor quibble. Once you notice the different titles, the organization becomes clear. An English index would be nice, but it is hardly indispensable, since students can and should consult dictionaries anyway.
Although no individual paradigm goes across pages, some people would like to see all the forms of each verb on a single page. To accomplish this with Arabic, though, you would have to use microscopic print, have much larger pages, or omit the examples. All things considered, I think the publishers have made reasonable choices. I speak as a linguist who has spent many years using numerous reference works for many languages, and also as a professional editor who is familiar with the kinds of trade-offs that have to be made when planning any publication. You have to compromise somewhere; the compromises in this book are, at least in my view, acceptable.
Additional note added 12/14/08, after a semester of using this book in a class: The number of potential stem forms of each Arabic verb root is so great that after several months of using this book, I have concluded that to get coverage comparable to a book of 501 verbs for a western European language, you would probably need 2,001 Arabic verbs. That is, if you are a beginning student of Spanish and look in 501 Spanish Verbs for verb that appears in your introductory textbook, you are virtually certain to find it. If you are a beginning student of Classical Arabic and look in 501 Arabic Verbs, you have about a 50-50 chance of finding it. I don't know whether any publisher will every decide to publish such a book, but it would be helpful. Arabic verbs are just a whole lot more complicated than Indo-European verbs.
Summary of 501 Arabic Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All Forms
Barron's 501 Arabic Verbs is printed in Arabic script with exemplary sentences in English for each verb. To reflect correct Arabic style, 501 Arabic Verbs has been printed back cover to front and back page to front. Verbs are arranged alphabetically in a table format, one verb per page with English translation, and conjugated in all tenses and forms. The book's additional features include common idioms with example sentences to demonstrate verb usage and a grammar review.Arabic Books
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