A Pocket Dictionary of the Spoken Arabic of Cairo: English-Arabic by Virginia St

Description: A Pocket Dictionary of the Spoken Arabic of Cairo: English-Arabic by Virginia Stevens, Maurice Salib Whether you are newly arrived in Egypt and need to know the words for 'bread' and 'apartment, ' or a long-term resident who suddenly needs to know how to ask for a picture frame or complain of a sore throat, this dictionary is for you. Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of this unique and invaluable dictionary presents 6,500 words commonly needed by foreigners speaking Arabic in Egypt. Arabic words are written in a clear and consistent transcription system, plurals are given for all nouns, plurals and feminine forms are provided for all adjectives, and past tenses are given for all verbs. The dictionary also provides stress rules and basic charts of verb endings, negation of verbs, form and use of numbers, pronominal suffixes, and comparatives and superlatives. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Whether you are newly arrived in Egypt and need to know the words for bread and apartment, or a long-term resident who suddenly needs to know how to ask for a picture frame or complain of a sore throat, this dictionary is for you. Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of this unique and invaluable dictionary presents 6,500 words commonly needed by foreigners speaking Arabic in Egypt. Arabic words are written in a clear and consistent transcription system, plurals are given for all nouns, plurals and feminine forms are provided for all adjectives, and past tenses are given for all verbs. The dictionary also provides stress rules and basic charts of verb endings, negation of verbs, form and use of numbers, pronominal suffixes, and comparatives and superlatives. Author Biography Virginia Stevens, an instructor of English as a Foreign Language at the American University in Cairo, has taught foreign languages for twenty-seven years. Maurice Salib has taught spoken and written Arabic at the American University in Cairo and the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Spoken Arabic of Cairo (AUC Press, 1981). Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Key to Symbols Vowels Consonants Other Symbols Stress Rules The Dictionary Tables Verbs: Formation of Tenses Verbs: Formation of Negatives Pronominal Suffixes Numbers Comparatives and Superlatives Details ISBN9774248392 Author Maurice Salib Short Title PCKT DICT OF THE SPOKEN ARABIC Publisher American University in Cairo Press Edition Description Rev Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 9774248392 ISBN-13 9789774248399 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 492.709 Year 2004 Publication Date 2004-04-30 Imprint The American University in Cairo Press Subtitle English-Arabic Country of Publication Egypt Edited by Maurice Salib Place of Publication Cairo Pages 176 DOI 10.1604/9789774248399 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2004-03-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151000929;

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