الباحث: د/ محمد صالح منصور الشداديالدرجة العلمية: دكتوراهتاريخ الإقرار: 2003م The Origin of Arabs
The Arabs belong to a family of ancient peoples known as the Semites, that is, the descendants of Shem (Sam), theeldest son of Noah (nuh) the Prophet. They comprise: al-babillyun, al- asfirlyun, al-kaldanlyun al-amurlyun, al-kaneanlyun, al-fInaqlyun, al- aramlyun and others.
these peoples was discovered for the first time as late as the middle of the nineteenth century when a study of theirrespective languages revealed striking points of resemblance. This resemblance was taken as reliable indication oftheir common origin, common language and common home.
Professor K.A. Fariq (1972) writes 'the Semites originally where they spoke one language. But
when they immigrated to new lands and settled among new peoples, their speech changed partially or fully underthe impact of the languages, current in their new homes. But do
we know the parent language, that is to say, the language which they spoke before emigrating? The answer is in thenegative.' However, a study of the Semitic languages shows that they are closely related in structure and grammar. Prominent points of resemblance among the semitic languages are:- <LI dir=ltr>
They form words from roots.
<LI dir=ltr>Their root words are predominantly tri-consonantal.
<LI dir=ltr>Their root words lend to derivations throughmodification of vowels and by means of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.
<LI dir=ltr>Their normal order of words in a sentence is, first, the verbs then, the subject and, lastly, the object predicate.
<LI dir=ltr>Most of them have nominal sentences.
<LI dir=ltr>They have three numbers -singular, dual andand three cases -nominative, genitive and accusative.
<LI dir=ltr>Their nouns and adjectives have genders.
<LI dir=ltr>Their masculine nouns take feminine numerals and vice versa.
<LI dir=ltr>Their dual endings are similar.
<LI dir=ltr>Nearly, all make a gender distinction in the second person as well, both singular and plural.
None of them has neuter gender.
Pre-Islamic Arabs .
Traditionally, the pre-Islamic Arabs have been divided into three classes: Al-earab al-earibah were the genuine Arabs whoseprogenitor was Iram, the son of Shem (Sam) and the grandson of Noah. They were dispersed over the wholepeninsula and had. become extinct long before Christ. Of their tribes, EArl (?ad) spre~d over al-Ahqaf between al-Yaman and ?Uman, Thamud
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