The reference was designed as one of four volumes on Arabic in different countries, but the series was canceled when its originator died in 1964. In alphabetical order, this volume treats such grammatical topics as collective nouns, the definite article, indefinite subject, numerals: combinations of the cardinal thousands with numerals below one thousand--indefinite construction, and short vowels. An index is also provided, as well as cross-referencing. The Arabic is transcribed into Latin script. Readers are assumed to be intermediate students of Egyptian Arabic who on occasion need to look up a construction. The other volumes are included in this series, and cover Iraq, Syria, and Morocco. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
