Arabic pronouns He – They – She – His – Her – Their
- In this section we will learn the plural form of two of the personal and two possessive pronouns In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing):
| Example | English | Transliteration | Arabic | Singular / Plural (Arabic) | Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) |
| هُوَ طَوِيلٌ (He is tall) | He | /Huwa/ | هُوَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُذَكَّرُ |
| هُمْ طِوَالٌ (They are tall) | They | /Hum/ | هُمْ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| بَيْتُهُ (His house) | His | /Hu/ | ـهُ | الْمُفْرَدُ | |
| بَيْتُهُمْ (Their house) | Their | /Hum/ | ـهُمْ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ (She is ill) | She | /Hiya/ | هِيَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُؤَنَّثُ |
| هُنَّ مَرِيضَاتٌ (They are ill) | They | /Hunna/ | هُنَّ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| كِتَابُهَا (Her book) | Her | /Ha/ | ـهَا | الْمُفْرَدُ | |
| 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:
| 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 |
