Online Arabic grammar course: learn Nahw progressively
Study Arabic grammar with a dedicated teacher through a structured progression based on An-Nahw Al-Wadih, then progress to major traditional works of Nahw when your level allows.
Level 1 — Foundations of Arabic grammar Beginner
This first stage progressively introduces the fundamental principles of Nahw and teaches you to identify the function of the main elements in a sentence.
- Recognise the noun, verb and particle
- Understand the structure of the nominal sentence
- Study the mubtada and khabar
- Understand the structure of the verbal sentence
- Identify the verb and subject
- Identify the direct object
- Understand the first concepts of i‘rab
- Perform simple grammatical analyses
Level 2 — Consolidation and grammatical analysis Intermediate
The second level deepens the foundations of Nahw and develops more precise and structured grammatical analysis.
- Consolidate fundamental grammatical functions
- Study the main markers of i‘rab
- Study the secondary markers of i‘rab
- Understand the nawasikh
- Study different complements
- Understand grammatical dependents
- Justify grammatical analysis
- Apply the rules to short texts
Level 3 — Advanced grammatical analysis Advanced
This stage deepens Nahw, i‘rab and the analysis of more complex structures before a possible transition to traditional works.
- Study advanced grammatical structures
- Analyse long and complex sentences
- Identify nested functions
- Deepen your understanding of i‘rab
- Study hal
- Study tamyiz
- Study the main forms of exception
- Analyse conditional structures
- Work with literary and Islamic texts
Traditional Nahw — Classical works Advanced mastery
Sufficiently advanced students can continue their progression through traditional works of Arabic grammar.
- Understand traditional Nahw terminology
- Study Sharh Al-Ajurrumiyya
- Study Qatr An-Nada wa Ball As-Sada
- Deepen your study with Shudhur adh-Dhahab
- Study Alfiyya Ibn Malik according to your level
- Deepen certain topics with Mughni al-Labib
- Read and analyse classical grammatical texts
One Arabic grammar program adapted to your actual level
You no longer choose separately between An-Nahw Al-Wadih level 1, level 2, level 3 or traditional Nahw.
Registration now covers one single Arabic grammar program. Your teacher assesses your knowledge and directly determines the starting point that matches your existing skills.
Once the learning objectives of a stage are achieved, you continue with the next one without a new registration and without losing the remaining credit.
- One single product for the entire grammar program.
- Your level is determined with your teacher.
- Continuous progression from An-Nahw Al-Wadih to traditional Nahw.
- No new order is required when changing level.
- Remaining lesson credit is retained.
- One-to-one lessons with a dedicated teacher.
What is Nahw?
Nahw is the branch of Arabic grammar that studies sentence construction, word functions and the rules that determine, among other things, their i‘rab.
The objective is not only to memorise rules, but to understand why a word has a given function and why its grammatical ending changes according to the sentence.
What you will learn
- Analyse the structure of a sentence.
- Identify grammatical functions.
- Understand and apply i‘rab.
- Distinguish nominal and verbal sentences.
- Understand increasingly complex grammatical structures.
- Apply the rules directly to Arabic texts.
- Correct grammatical errors.
- Prepare to read classical works.
Who is this program for?
- Students who want to learn Arabic grammar through a structured progression.
- People who can already read Arabic and want to better understand sentence structure.
- Students who want to improve their i‘rab.
- People who want to analyse classical Arabic texts.
- Students of Islamic sciences who want to strengthen their linguistic tools.
- People who have already studied Nahw and can start directly at a higher level.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to choose my level when registering?
Can I start directly at level 2 or 3?
Can I start directly with Al-Ajurrumiyya?
Do I need to study all traditional Nahw works?
What happens when I complete a level?
Is Nahw useful for Islamic sciences?
Are the lessons one-to-one?
One-to-one lessons with a dedicated teacher
Arabic grammar requires steady progression: each new rule builds on concepts previously learned.
The teacher can therefore revisit difficulties before moving on to more advanced structures.
- One-to-one lessons.
- Dedicated teacher.
- Explanations adapted to the student’s actual level.
- Regular grammatical analysis exercises.
- Progressive work on i‘rab.
- Move to the next level after the objectives are achieved.
Your plan
Your registration includes a credit of 72 hours of lessons at a pace of 2 hours per week .
Payment is spread over 9 monthly payments .
Progression based on acquired skills
The former levels had different numbers of hours. Under the new system, there is one commercial product and the level is used only for educational placement.
When the teacher considers that the objectives of the stage are sufficiently mastered, you continue with the next stage.
Lesson credit and continuation of the program
- Remaining credit is retained when you change level.
- You do not need to buy a new product.
- The teacher adapts the program to your actual progression.
- If the available credit is used before you reach your objectives, additional hours can be added according to the available plans.
The four stages of the Arabic grammar program
These levels are no longer different products. They allow the teacher to structure your progression according to your knowledge.
Level 1 — An-Nahw Al-Wadih Foundations
Build the foundations needed to understand the structure of the Arabic sentence.
- Word categories
- Nominal sentence
- Verbal sentence
- Mubtada and khabar
- Verb, subject and complement
- First concepts of i‘rab
Level 2 — An-Nahw Al-Wadih Consolidation
Consolidate the foundations of Nahw and analyse more developed structures.
- Nawasikh
- Complements
- Grammatical dependents
- Main and secondary markers of i‘rab
- Analysis of short texts
Level 3 — An-Nahw Al-Wadih Advanced
Deepen i‘rab and master more complex grammatical structures.
- Advanced grammatical structures
- Long and complex sentences
- Hal
- Tamyiz
- Exception
- Conditional structures
- Analysis of literary and Islamic texts
Traditional Nahw Advanced mastery
Move from teaching manuals to traditional works and the terminology of Arabic grammarians.
- Sharh Al-Ajurrumiyya
- Qatr An-Nada wa Ball As-Sada
- Shudhur adh-Dhahab
- Alfiyya Ibn Malik
- Mughni al-Labib
- Classical grammatical analysis
Assessment and validation
Your teacher regularly assesses your understanding of the rules, your mastery of i‘rab and your ability to analyse sentences and texts.
- Continuous assessment during lessons.
- Regular i‘rab exercises.
- Analysis of Arabic sentences and texts.
- Review of weak areas.
- Educational validation before changing level.
- Automatic progression to the next stage.
- Al-Dirassa certificate after successful completion.
Start Arabic grammar at the level suited to your existing skills
You do not need to choose between An-Nahw Al-Wadih level 1, 2 or 3 and traditional Nahw. Your teacher will directly determine your starting point.
Register for the course