Arabic for Donkeys

This is the most comprehensive Arabic alphabet textbook ever presented to non-native Arabic speakers. Each Arabic letter is fully examined, including its characteristics, points of articulation and different shapes, along with many exercises to practice reading and writing the script. The rules of writing are also analyzed, as well as both naskh and ruqah scripts, dots, line rules, ligatures, ascending and descending letters, goblet shapes, plate shapes, diphthongs and Arabic handwriting, and everything else you would expect from an Arabic alphabet textbook. You will learn the characteristics of the Arabic letters (e.g. emphatic and vibrating sounds) and Letters with Meanings. There is a section with a list of words whose pronunciation is the same as their English cognates, and other mnemonic techniques. We discuss the theory of perfect proportion for stand-alone letters, essential in balanced Arabic script. All texts are fully vocalized.