I’m no Sibawayh. That out of the wayh, let us take a moment to marvel at the classical Arabic grammar (nahw). I’ve once again delved into it in a proper language program after a four year hiatus littered with on and off classes, and continue to be awed by its simplicity in complexity.
Classical Arabic, or Qur’anic Arabic, has some differences from Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in its syntax and lexicon. The former is concerned with early Arabic literature, and of course the Qur’an, and MSA refers to the standardized variety used today — and even then is…
