Grammatik des Tunisischen Arabisch Nebst Glossar

by Hans Stumme

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[Jonathan Widell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is technical but if you are comfortable with formulas like vc1c2vc3 expressing the elative form akbar, then not to worry. It should be easier if you know classical Arabic, though pretty much everything is written in phonetic writing. If you don't know Arabic, there is just enough stuff for you to pick up along the way to make out the last example in the book, which is kif essultan usul, ennas elkull farhu bih, when the sultan arrived, all people welcomed him (compounded by the usual diacritical marks that I have to leave out). The glossary mentioned in the title of the book is admittedly sketchy. The words have been selected for their etymological interest, which does not mean they are not useful, like the word bishkir for a towel and byad for a tip. The former comes from Turkish, the latter from Bedouin.