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Subject(s)

• Arabic language—Grammar—History [Browse]
• Arabic language—Mood [Browse]
• Arabic language—Verb [Browse]

Series

• Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 66. [More in this series]
• Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; v. 66

Summary note

In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic. Examining over 160 treatises written by 85 grammarians, lexicographers and Qurʾān commentators, the author defines and characterizes the opinions of medieval Arab grammarians concerning this mood in the verbal system of Classical Arabic. Special attention is given to the prominent early grammarians Sībawayhi (d. circa 180/796) and al-Farrāʾ (d. 207/822), who represent the Schools of al-Baṣra and al-Kūfa respectively. The analysis of the grammarians’ views enables the author to draw several important conclusions and hypotheses on the syntactic environments of the subjunctive mood, the dialectal differences relating to its employment and the historical changes and developments it underwent.

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Preliminary Material
• I ʾAn
• II Lan
• III Kay
• IV ʾIḏan
• V ʾAw
• VI Fa-
• VII Wa-
• VII Ḥattā
• IX Li-
• X Free naṣb
• XI The Possible Interchangeability of rafʿ and naṣb
• Discussion and Conclusion
• Appendix A Basic Technical Terms and Concepts
• Appendix B Grammarians’ Biographies
• Bibliography
• Indices
• Index of Terms
• Index of Qurʾānic Quotations.

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ISBN

• 1-283-55134-9
• 9786613863799
• 90-04-23423-3

OCLC

808442010

Doi

• 10.1163/9789004234239

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