- In this section we will learn the plural form of two of the personal and two possessive pronouns In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing):
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Example |
English |
Transliteration |
Arabic |
Singular / Plural (Arabic) |
Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) |
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هُوَ طَوِيلٌ (He is tall) |
He |
/Huwa/ |
هُوَ |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
الْمُذَكَّرُ |
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هُمْ طِوَالٌ (They are tall) |
They |
/Hum/ |
هُمْ |
الْجَمْعُ |
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بَيْتُهُ (His house) |
His |
/Hu/ |
ـهُ |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
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بَيْتُهُمْ (Their house) |
Their |
/Hum/ |
ـهُمْ |
الْجَمْعُ |
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هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ (She is ill) |
She |
/Hiya/ |
هِيَ |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
الْمُؤَنَّثُ |
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هُنَّ مَرِيضَاتٌ (They are ill) |
They |
/Hunna/ |
هُنَّ |
الْجَمْعُ |
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كِتَابُهَا (Her book) |
Her |
/Ha/ |
ـهَا |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
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كِتَابُـهُنَّ (Their book) |
Their |
/Hunna/ |
هُنَّ |
الْجَمْعُ |
- The plural of both the masculine and the feminine personal as well as possessive pronouns are used to refer only to human beings, e.g.:
هُوَ مُدَرِّسٌ ====== هُمْ مُدَرِّسُونَ
They are teachers========== He is a teacher
ذَلِكَ طَالِبٌ هُوَ مِن أَمْرِيكَا ====== أُولَئِكَ طُلابٌ هُمْ مِن أَمْرِيكَا
Those are students they are from America == That is a student, he is from America
هِيَ مُدَرِّسَةٌ ====== هُنَّ مُدَرِّسَاتٌ
They are lady teachers ========== She is a lady teacher
تِلْكَ تِلْمِيْذَةٌ، هِيَ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ ====== أُوْلَئِكَ تِلْمِيذَاتٌ، هُنَّ مُجْتَهِدَاتٌ
Those are students, they are hard working=== That is a student, she is hard working
- Let’s take some more examples for better understanding of the rule:
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Picture |
English |
Arabic |
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Singular: He is a Muslim Plural: They are Muslims |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هُوَ مُسْلِمٌ. الْجَمْعُ: هُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ. |
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Singular: I have an elder brother, he is in the university Plural: I have elder brothers, they are in the university |
الْمُفْرَدُ: لِي أَخٌّ كَبِيرٌ، هُوَ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ. الْجَمْعُ: لِي إِخْوَةٌ كِبَارٌ، هُمْ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ. |
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Singular: His father is a doctor Plural: Their father is a doctor. |
الْمُفْرَدُ: أَبُوهُ طَبِيبٌ. الْجَمْعُ: أَبُوهُمْ طَبِيبٌ. |
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Singular: She is fasting Plural: They are fasting |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ صَائِمَةٌ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ صَائِمَاتٌ. |
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Singular: She is a student, her house is near the mosque Plural: They are students, their house is near the mosque |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ طَالِبَةٌ، بَيْتُهَا عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ طَالِبَاتٌ، بَيْتُهُنَّ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ. |
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Singular: Her book is in the bag Plural: Their books are in the bag |
