1st Edition

Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions in Levantine Arabic Jordanian Dialect

By Elham Alzoubi Copyright 2020
    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions in Levantine Arabic: Jordanian Dialect is a unique resource for intermediate and advanced learners of Arabic.

    The book contains over 2000 of the most common idioms and idiomatic expressions used in Levantine Arabic–Jordanian dialect. Each idiom is presented with a sample sentence or dialogue, which provides the authentic sociocultural context necessary to better understand how to use each idiomatic expression appropriately.

    Ideal for students studying Levantine/Jordanian Arabic or planning to study and/or live in Jordan or the Levant, this book provides learners with a wealth of basic vocabulary and structures that will raise their meta-linguistic awareness of Arabic in general and Jordanian Arabic in particular.

    Preface

    Introduction

    حرف الألف

    حرف الباء

    حرف التاء

    حرف الثاء

    حرف الجيم

    حرف الحاء

    حرف الخاء

    حرف الدال

    حرف الذال

    حرف الراء

    حرف الزين

    حرف السين

    حرف الشين

    حرف الصاد

    حرف الضاد

    حرف الطاء

    حرف الظاء

    حرف العين

    حرف الغين

    حرف الفاء

    حرف القاف

    حرف الكاف

    حرف اللام

    حرف الميم

    حرف النون

    حرف الهاء

    حرف الواو

    حرف الياء

    References

    Online Dictionaries Consulted for The English Equivalents

    Biography

    Elham Alzoubi is Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University.