Week 1: Introduction to the Arabic alphabet
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Arabic alphabet
    • 1.1 Letters with articulation points
  • 2 Vowels in Arabic
  • 3 Other signs
  • 4 A short history of Arabic
  • 5 Standard Arabic and dialects
  • 6 This week’s quiz
  • Summary of Week 1
  • Week 2: Joining letters
  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Joining letters
  • 2 Long vowels and issues with reading and writing
    • 2.1 At-Tāʾ al-marbūṭah التّاء المَرْبُوطَة
    • 2.2 Al-hamzah الهَمْزَة
    • 2.2 Al-Alif al-maqsūrā الألف المقصورة
  • 3 Interrogative particles in Arabic
  • 4 The influence of Arabic on other languages
    • 4.1 The influence of Arabic on English
    • 4.2 The influence of Arabic on Spanish
    • 4.3 The influence of Arabic on Turkish
    • 4.4 The influence of Arabic on Persian and Urdu
    • 4.5 The contribution of Arab: Muslim scholars to different science fields
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • Summary of Week 2
  • Acknowledgements

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