Quick Guide to Arabic Pronouns (ضمائر)

Quick Guide to Arabic Pronouns (ضمائر)

Arabic pronouns are a foundational part of learning the language. 

They help you express who is doing the action in a sentence - whether it’s I, you, he, she, or they

Arabic separates pronouns by gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular, dual, plural), which gives it more precision than English.

Here’s a quick chart to get familiar:

English

Plural

Dual

Singular

Gender/Person

They

هُم (hum)

هُمَا (humā)

هُوَ (huwa)

3rd Person Masculine

They (f)

هُنَّ (hunna)

هُمَا (humā)

هِيَ (hiya)

3rd Person Feminine

You all

أَنْتُم (antum)

أَنْتُمَا (antumā)

أَنْتَ (anta)

2nd Person Masculine

You all (f)

أَنْتُنَّ (antunna)

أَنْتُمَا (antumā)

أَنْتِ (anti)

2nd Person Feminine

We

نَحْنُ (naḥnu)

1st Person Plural

I

أَنَا (anā)

1st Person Singular

Source Dream Worldwide - Bayyinah - Page 18 https://bayyinahhandouts.s3.amazonaws.com/dww_2020/NAHW_%2010-day%20WB%20Final.pdf

The dual form is especially unique in Arabic and used specifically when referring to two people — something English doesn't have.

Memorizing and mastering these pronouns will make it much easier to understand Arabic verbs, sentence structure, and everyday conversations.

Stay consistent, and Happy learning!


Title: NAM Dream Worldwide Arabic Intensive Course – Workbook
Source: Bayyinah Institute
Direct Link: https://bayyinahhandouts.s3.amazonaws.com/dww_2020/NAHW_%2010-day%20WB%20Final.pdf
This PDF is part of Bayyinah’s 10-Day Arabic Grammar Workbook, which provides a structured and simplified introduction to Arabic grammar. The pronoun chart in that document is especially helpful for beginners.

#arabic

Pin on Learn Arabic
This Pin was discovered by The Guiding Way. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest.