Centre for West Asian Studies JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA M. Phil Course for 1st Semester Arabic Language

Centre for West Asian Studies
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
New Delhi-110025
M. Phil Course for 1st Semester
Course Title : Basics of Arabic Language
Course Teacher : Aftab Ahmad
Course Duration : One Semester
Instruction Method : Lectures
Evaluation Method : Mid-Term Test and Final Exam
Unit -1: Arabic Alphabets, Vowels, forming of words, Types of Noun derived from Verbs, Gender, Cases, Subject & Predicate, Preposition, Possessive Demonstrative and Relative Pronouns, Particles of Interrogations, Negation and reply.
Unit- 2: Basic Arabic Grammar (the construct state, the Noun Qualified, Adjective, Dual, Plural, Past Tense, Present/ Future Tense, Imperative Verb, Negative imperative Verb) etc.
Unit- 3: Reading of the Text from the Book “Al Qiraatul Wadiha” Part -1 by Wahiduz Zaman Keranwi (Chapter1-5).
Unit- 4: (A) Translation of simple sentences: Arabic into English & vice
versa.
(B) Conversation related to daily life.
Recommended Books:
1. Nadvi, Maulana Abdul Majid: Mualimul Insha (part-1), Azad Printing Press, Lucknow, 2007
2. Ali, Dr. Sayyed: Arabic Language for Beginners (Al Lughah Al Arabia lil Mubtadeen, Arabic Publication of India, Madras, 1996.
3. Faynan: Prof. Rafi el- Imad: The Essential Arabic, Goodword Books, New Delhi, 2004
4. Khan, Habibullah & Farooqi, Zubair Ahmad, Teach Yourself Arabic, New Delhi
5. Keranwi, Wahiduz Zaman “Al Qiraatul Wadiha” Part -1
M. Phil Course for 11nd Semester
Course Title : Functional Arabic
Course Teacher : Aftab Ahmad
Course Duration : One Semester
Instruction Method : Lectures
Evaluation Method : Mid-Term Test and Final Exam
Unit: 1 Grammar
(a) Words similar to verb (Huruf Mushabbah bil fail).
(b) Negative Verbs (Afaal-e- Naqisa).
(c) Subject
(d) Object
(e) Noun of Comparison (Ism Tafzeel).
Unit: 2 Text
Reading of the text from the Book “Al Qiraatul Wadiha” Part -2nd by Wahiduz Zaman Keranwi (Chapter1-10).
Unit: 3 Translation
(a) A general introduction to the art of Translation.
(b) Translation of selected materials from Arabic and English news papers on variety of subjects. (Political, Economic and Social).
Unit: 4 Essay and Composition
• Letter & Application writing (Personal/ official and commercial)
Recommended Books:
1. Nadvi, Maulana Abdul Majid: Mualimul Insha (part-1), Azad Printing Press, Lucknow, 2007
2. Ali, Dr. Sayyed: Arabic Language for Beginners (Al Lughah Al Arabia lil Mubtadeen, Arabic Publication of India, Madras, 1996.
3. Faynan: Prof. Rafi el- Imad: The Essential Arabic, Goodword Books, New Delhi, 2004
4. Khan, Habibullah & Farooqi, Zubair Ahmad, Teach Yourself Arabic, New Delhi
5. Keranwi, Wahiduz Zaman “Al Qiraatul Wadiha” Part -1
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