Modulo I (6 CFU)
Grammar:
further analysis of the five nouns;
degrees of the adjective;
the hal clause
the relative clause;
the sisters of kana;
verba hamzatae;
verba geminata: (first form and main derived forms);
conjugation and uses of IX form;
declension of irregular nouns (–in and –an);
adverbials of time and place;
quadriliteral verb (I form);
the passive of the triliteral verb;
verba primae infirmae (I form and main derived forms);
verba mediae infirmae (I form and main derived forms);
verba ultimae infirmae (I form and main derived forms);
the numerals from 11 to 99.
Literature:
arabic literature from the origins to the end of the Abbasid period.
Modulo II (3 CFU)
Grammar:
use of the vocabulary and translation exercises.
elements of the Arabic language spoken in Egypt.
Literature:
arabic literature from the Nahdah until today: main genres and authors.
N.B. 6 credits: the students will study only the module A.
Manuals and grammars
- Luc-Willy Deheuvels (ed. italiana a cura di A. Ghersetti), Grammatica araba. Manuale di arabo moderno, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2010, vol. 1.
- Luc-Willy Deheuvels (ed. italiana a cura di A. Ghersetti), Grammatica araba. Manuale di arabo moderno, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2010, vol. 2.
- L. Veccia Vaglieri, Grammatica teorico-pratica della lingua araba - vol. 1, Istituto per l'Oriente C. A. Nallino, Roma (I edizione).
- S. Louis, Kallimni ‘Arabi Bishweesh, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo 2009.
Dictionaries:
- Traini R. (a cura di), Vocabolario Arabo-Italiano, Roma, Istituto per l’Oriente;
- E. Baldissera, Dizionario compatto Italiano-Arabo, Arabo-Italiano, Zanichelli.
Arabic Literature textbooks:
- R. Allen, La letteratura araba, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006.
The Professor will provide a selection of passages taken from some literary works and texts in order to expand students’ knowledge about the main topics dealt with during the classes.