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The Arabic syllabus aims to prepare candidates for admission to tertiary institutions through examination in Arabic. It tests candidates' abilities to: 1) Answer comprehension questions correctly in standard Arabic. 2) Translate between English and Arabic. 3) Apply rules of Arabic grammar, including demonstrative and relative pronouns, gender markers, noun characteristics, verb forms, and modifiers. The syllabus covers sections on comprehension, translation, and grammar analyzing Arabic linguistic features in detail.
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Jamb Arabic

The Arabic syllabus aims to prepare candidates for admission to tertiary institutions through examination in Arabic. It tests candidates' abilities to: 1) Answer comprehension questions correctly in standard Arabic. 2) Translate between English and Arabic. 3) Apply rules of Arabic grammar, including demonstrative and relative pronouns, gender markers, noun characteristics, verb forms, and modifiers. The syllabus covers sections on comprehension, translation, and grammar analyzing Arabic linguistic features in detail.
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  • SECTION A: COMPREHENSION: Covers comprehension objectives and exercises to enhance understanding of standard Arabic texts.
  • General Objectives: Outlines the general objectives of the Arabic section of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination syllabus, including skills in comprehension and translation.
  • SECTION B: TRANSLATION: Details the translation section focusing on converting Arabic texts to English and vice versa with accuracy.
  • SECTION C: GRAMMAR: Focuses on comprehensive coverage of Arabic grammar including nouns, pronouns, and verb usage.
  • SECTION D: COMPOSITION: Prepares candidates for composition writing by covering Arabic idioms and argumentative texts.
  • SECTION E: ARABIC LITERATURE: Explores various eras of Arabic literature including pre-Islamic and modern periods for literary appreciation.
  • Recommended Texts: Lists recommended academic references for further study in comprehension, grammar, and Arabic literature.

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ARABIC

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Arabic is to prepare
candidates for admission into tertiary institutions through the Board’s examination. It is designed
to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:

1. answer comprehension questions correctly in standard Arabic;

2. translate simple texts from English to Arabic and vice versa;

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3. apply the rules of Arabic grammar functionally;

4. appreciate Arabic literary texts within the contexts of their environment and eras;

5. use Arabic as a living world language in communication where necessary.


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TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES
nt. DETAILED SYLLABUS

OBJECTIVES
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SECTION A: COMPREHENSION Candidates should be able to:
It consists of a passage of seventy (70) words. Five i. use appropriate words or phrases for specific
multiple-choice questions are to be set on the thought;
passage. The contents should be within the ii. deduce the lesson in the passage;
experience of the candidates e.g. current affairs, iii. determine the main themes of the passage;
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sports, education, politics, economy, health, culture iv. give an appropriate title to the passage;
and ethics. v. interpret the meanings of particular words.

SECTION B: TRANSLATION Candidates should be able to:


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This section consists of ten (10) questions. Five of i. use an appropriate Arabic word or phrase to convey
them are on translation from English into Arabic the meaning of an English word or phrase;
while the other five are on translation from Arabic ii. determine an appropriate English word or phrase
into English. for an Arabic statement;
iii. interpret idiomatic expressions in both Arabic and
Translation into English includes key words and English;
phrases in a sentence. iv. transfer ideas expressed in Arabic to English and
vice versa;
Translated questions are to be based on standard v. communicate effectively in Arabic and English.
Arabic and English usages.

SECTION C: GRAMMAR Candidates should be able to:


Major grammatical features in Arabic to be i. identify the various forms of demonstrative and
examined include: relative pronouns;
.‫ أسماء اإلشارة والموصولة والشرط واالستفهام‬.1 ii. compare gender markers in Arabic;

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1. Demonstrative, relative, conditional and


interrogative pronouns.
.‫ المذكر والمؤنث‬.2 iii. identify the characteristics of Arabic nouns;
2. Gender (Masculine and Feminine). iv. differentiate between singular and dual forms of
.‫ عالمات االسم‬.3 nouns;
3. Characteristics of noun. v. construct plural forms of singular nouns;
.‫ المثنى‬.4
4. Dual.
:‫ الجموع‬.5
5. Plurals:
.‫أ – جمع المذكر السالم‬
a. sound masculine plural
‫ب – جمع المؤنث السالم‬
b. sound feminine plural vi. identify and construct phrases and their usages;
‫ج – جمع التكسير‬

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c. broken plural vii. differentiate between separable and inseparable
.‫ المضاف والمضاف إليه‬.6 pronouns;
6. Construct phrases. viii. identify correct usage of adjectives, conjunctions,
‫ الضمائر المنفصلة و المتصلة‬.7 permutative and emphasis in Arabic sentences;
7. Separable and inseparable pronouns.
:‫ التوابع‬.8
8. Appendants:
.‫أ – النعت‬
a. adjective;
b. conjunction;
c. the permutative;
d. emphasis.
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.‫ب – العطف‬
.‫ج – البدل‬
.‫د – التوكيد‬

‫ حروف الجر والنصب والجزم‬.9


ix. apply correct preposition particles in a given
sentence;

x. differentiate between transitive and intransitive


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verbs and use them in sentences;
9. Prepositions. xi. identify the perfect verbs and their forms;
.‫ الفعل الالزم والفعل المتعدي‬.10
10. Transitive & Intransitive verbs. xii. identify the imperfect verbs and their grammatical
‫ الفعل‬.11 words in sentences;
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‫الماضي‬
11. The perfect verb.
:‫ فعل المضارع‬.12
12. The imperfect verb:
a. the indicative. ‫أ – المرفوع‬ xiii. identify the imperative verbs and their forms;
b. the subjunctive. ‫ب – المنصوب‬
c. the jussive. .‫ج – المجزوم‬ xiv. identify the kinds of modifiers and apply them in
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Arabic usage;
.‫ فعل األمر‬.13
13. The imperative verb.
:‫ النواسخ‬.14
14. The modifiers:
‫أ – كان و أخواتها‬
a. Kana and its associates
‫ب – إن و أخواتها‬ xv. differentiate between trilateral and derived
b. Inna and its associates verbs;
‫ج – ظن و أخواتها‬
c. Zanna and its associates
.‫ الفعل الثالثي المجرد و المزيد فيه‬.15
15. Trilateral and derived verb. xvi. identify the types of derivatives;

.‫ المصدر‬.16

16. Verbal noun.


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:‫ المشتقات‬-17 xvii. apply the rules governing conditional sentences,


17- Derivatives: identify, construct and differentiate them in
.‫ اسم الفاعل‬- ‫أ‬ normal sentences;
a. active participle.
.‫ اسم المفعول‬-‫ب‬
b. passive participle. xviii. recognise and count Arabic numerals from 1 to
.‫ اسم التفضيل‬-‫ج‬ 1000 and identify the intricacies involved in their
c. comparative/superlative. usage;
.‫ اسم اآللة‬- ‫هـ‬
d. noun of instrument. xix. distinguish between doer and doer-substitute and
.‫ اسما الزمان و المكان‬- ‫و‬ apply them in sentences;
e. nouns of time and place.
.‫ اسم النسبة‬- ‫ز‬ xx. identify different types of adverbial clauses, the
f. relative adjective. exempted, specification and the vocative and use
‫ اسم المبالغة‬-‫ح‬ them in standard Arabic.

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g. hyperbole noun.
‫ الجملة الشرطية‬.18
18. Conditional sentence.

)‫ فقط‬1000 – 1( ‫ العدد‬.19
19. Numeral (1 – 1000).

.‫ الفاعل و نائب الفاعل‬.20

20. Active and passive voices.


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21. Subject and predicate.
nt.
.‫ المبتدأ والخبر‬.21
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:‫ منصوبات األسماء‬.22
22. Nouns in the accusative
.‫أ – المفعول به‬
a. direct object;
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.)‫ب – المفعول فيه (ظرف‬


b. adverbs of place and time;
.‫ج – الحال‬
c. adverb of circumstance;
.‫د – المستثنى بإال‬
d. the exempted with illa;
.‫ التمييز‬- ‫هـ‬
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e. the specification;
.‫و – المنادى‬
f. the vocative.

SECTION D: COMPOSITION Candidates should be able to:


This section consists of five (5) questions on i. use appropriate words for specific thoughts;
subjects relating to the lives and environment of the ii. use correct idiomatic expressions in Arabic;
candidates, e.g. education, culture, health, politics, iii. communicate effectively in Arabic;
economy, sports and current affairs. iv. express ideas clearly in Arabic;
v. demonstrate the use of common Arabic idioms and
proverbs.

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SECTION E: ARABIC LITERATURE Candidates should be able to:


This section consists of ten (10) questions on notable
literary figures and their works cutting across
various periods which include the following:

.‫أ – المدخل إلى األدب العربي‬ i. identify the essence of Arabic literature; poetry,
a) Introduction to Arabic literature. prose and their periods.
.‫ األدب تعريفه وأقسامه وفنونه‬-
.‫ العصور األدبية‬-
.‫ الشعر تعريفه وأنواعه وأغراضه‬-
‫ النثر تعريفه وفنونه‬- ii. identify pre-Islamic Arabic poetic and prosaic
traditions and conventions;
.) ‫ م‬610 – 500 ‫ب – العصر الجاهلي (حوالى‬ iii. identify and analyse the style of figurative

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a) The Pre-Islamic Period (500 – 610 C.E.). expressions contained in a given Islamic
.‫ زهير بن أبي سلمى وقصيدته الحكمية الميمية‬- literature;
.‫ هاشم بن عبد مناف وخطبته في مكارم األخالق‬- iv. describe the aesthetic features in literary texts and
assess their modern cultural values;
.)‫م‬1798 – 610( ‫ج – العصور اإلسالمية‬ v. evaluate areas of successful use of Arabic as a
b) The Islamic Period (610 – 1798 C.E.). medium of West African novel and drama;
.‫ النبي (ص) وخطبته في فتح مكة‬- vi. analyse their contents and describe their major
."‫ كعب بن زهير وقصيدته "بانت سعاد‬-

c)
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.‫ النقائض بين الفرزدق وجرير‬-
."‫ المتنبي وقصيدته "سيف الدولة الباسل‬-

.)‫م إلى اليوم‬1798( ‫د – العصر الحديث‬


The Modern Period (1978 to date).
characteristics and plots.

"‫ " أبى الدهر‬.‫ محمود سامي البارودي وقصيدته في الفخر‬-


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."‫ حافظ إبراهيم وقصيدته "اللغة العربية‬-
"‫ مرتضى بدماصي وكتابه "مستقبل اللغة العربية‬-

.‫ األدب العربي في غرب إفريقيا‬- ‫هـ‬


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d) Arabic Literature in West Africa.


."‫ الشيخ عبد هللا بن فودي وقصيدته " الرد على قصيدة غوني البرنوي‬-
"‫ محمد ثالث مي أنغوا وروايته " لماذا يكرهوننا‬-
‫ الشيخ آدم عبد هللا اإللوري وخطبته في فضل العلم‬-
"‫ عيسى ألبي أبوبكر وقصيدته " آفة العصر‬.‫د‬.‫ أ‬-
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‫‪RECOMMENDED TEXTS‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫‪COMPREHENSION, COMPOSITION AND TRANSLATION‬‬


‫‪ .1‬بشير أحمد محيي الدين و المرضي مختار المرضي‪ ٬‬المطالعة الواضحة‪ ٬ ٬‬كنو‪ -‬نيجيىريا‪ ٬‬شركة طن المى وأبنائه‪.‬‬
‫‪ .2‬سيد حمرة مالك(‪2005‬م)‪ ٬‬اإلنشاء العربي المتوسط (للمدارس الثانوية)‪ ٬‬إبادن‪ ٬‬مطبعة الجامعة ب‪ .‬ل‪ .‬س‪.‬‬
‫‪ .3‬عبد الفتاح صبري وعلي عمر بك‪ ٬‬القراءة الرشيدة‪ ٬‬الجزء ‪ ٬ 4 – 1‬القاهرة‪ ٬‬دار المعارف‪.‬‬
‫‪ .4‬عبد هللا الطيب‪ ٬‬سمير التالميذ‪ ٬‬الجزء ‪ ٬ 2 – 1‬الخرطوم‪ ٬‬مكتب النشر‪.‬‬
‫‪ .5‬غرب ط‪ .‬زاريا(‪1999‬م)‪ ٬‬كيف تكتب اإلنشاء‪ ٬‬كنو‪ -‬نيجيىريا‪ ٬‬مطبعة جامعة بايرو‪.‬‬
‫‪ .6‬محمد األول أبوبكر واآلخرون‪ ٬‬العربية الميسرة الجديدة للمرحلة الثانوية‪ ٬‬إبادن‪ ٬‬دار سبكترم للطباعة والنشر‪.‬‬
‫‪ .7‬محمد بديع شريف و سليم حكيم و الحاج حسين آدمو‪ :‬العربية الجديدة فى نيجيريا‪ ٬‬الكتاب ‪ ٬ 3-1‬إكيجا‪ -‬الغوش‪٬‬‬
‫لونغمان‪.‬‬

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‫‪8. Adekilekun, A. L. A.: Learning Arabic Language, Ilorin.‬‬
‫‪9. Balogun, I. A. B. and Oseni Z. I. (1982) A Modern Arabic Course Book 1 Lagos: Islamic‬‬
‫‪Publications Bureau.‬‬
‫‪10. Haywood, J. A. and Nahmad, H. M. (1965), A New Arabic Grammar of the Written‬‬
‫‪Language, London: Lund Humphries.‬‬
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‫‪11. Malik, S. H. A. (1982) A Guide to Arabic Composition, Books I & II, Lagos I.P.B.‬‬
‫‪12. Arabic newspapers, magazines and journals.‬‬
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‫‪2.‬‬ ‫‪GRAMMAR‬‬
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‫‪ .1‬علي الجارم و مصطفى أمين‪ ٬‬النحو الواضح لمدارس المرحلة األولية‪ ٬‬الجرء ‪ ٬3 – 1‬القاهرة‪ ٬‬دار المعارف‪.٬‬‬
‫‪ .2‬محمد أجروم الصنهاجي‪ ٬‬متن األجرومية‪ ٬‬القاهرة‪.‬‬
‫‪ .3‬محمد محيي الدين عبد الحميد‪ ٬‬التحفة السنية بشرح المقدمة األجرومية‪ ٬‬بيروت‪ ٬‬دار الفكر‪.‬‬
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‫‪4. Haywood, J.A and Nahmad, H.M (1965), A New Arabic Grammar of the Written‬‬
‫‪Language, London: Lund Humphries.‬‬

‫‪3.‬‬ ‫‪ARABIC LITERATURE‬‬


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‫أحمد االسكندري واآلخرون‪ ٬‬المفصل في تاريخ األدب العربي‪ ٬‬القاهرة‪ ٬‬المعارف العمومية‪.‬‬ ‫‪-1‬‬
‫زكريا حسين(‪2004‬م)‪ ٬‬المأدبة األدبية للطالب العربية في أفريقيا‪ ٬‬أوتثي‪ ٬‬دار النور‪.‬‬ ‫‪-2‬‬
‫عبد هللا بن محمد بن فودي تزيين الورقات‪ ٬‬إبادن‪ ٬‬مطبعة جامعة إبادن‪.‬‬ ‫‪-3‬‬
‫عبد الوهاب دنالد شئث(‪2009‬م)‪ ٬‬الشعر العربي النيجيري بين الماضي والحاضر‪ ٬‬والية نيجر‪ -‬نيجيريا‪ ٬‬مطبعة بيك‬ ‫‪-4‬‬
‫المحدودة‪.‬‬
‫عيسى ألبي أبوبكر(الدكتور) ‪ ٬‬ديوان الرياض‪ ٬‬مدينة إيوو‪ -‬نيجيريا‪ ٬‬النهار‪.‬‬ ‫‪-5‬‬
‫مرتضى بدماصي(‪1997‬م)‪ ٬‬مستقبل اللغة العربية في نيجيريا‪ ٬‬الغوس‪ ٬‬دار النشر اإلسالمية ‪.‬‬ ‫‪-6‬‬
‫صديق فاروق أبو الرضا‪ ٬‬مختارات من توجيهات المنبر للشيخ آدم عبد هللا اإللوري‪ ٬‬القاهرة‪ ٬‬مطبعة المعرفة‪.‬‬ ‫‪-7‬‬
‫محمد ثالث مي أنغو(‪2006‬م)‪ ٬‬لماذا يكرهوننا‪ ٬‬ط‪ ٬ 2‬كنو‪ ٬‬مطبعة سمباش ‪.‬‬ ‫‪-8‬‬

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