Arabic Pronouns

In Arabic there are not only masculine and feminine forms but also singular, dual and plural forms. The singular form is used when referring to one person or thing. The dual form is used when referring to two people or two things and the plural form is used when referring to more than two people or things.

Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
Possessive pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) are usually used in sentences without a verb or used for emphasis in sentences with a verb.

I am a teacher	أنا مدرس
	’anā mudarris
They (m.) are from Canada.	هم من كندا
	hum min kanadā

Singular
I	أنا
I	’anā
you (m.)	أنت
you (m.)	’anta
you (f.)	أنت
you (f.)	’anti
he, it	هو
he, it	huwa
she, it	هي
she, it	hiya
Dual
you	أنتما
you	’antumā
they	هما
they	humā
Plural
we	نحن
we	naḥnu
you (m.)	أنتم
you (m.)	’antum
you (f.)	أنتن
you (f.)	’antunna
they (m.)	هم
they (m.)	hum
they (f.)	هن
they (f.)	hunna

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) are used in sentences with a verb.

I asked her	سألتها
	sa’altuhā
They wrote it.	كتبوها
	katabūhā

Singular
me	ــني
me	-nī
you (m.)	ــك
you (m.)	-ka
you (f.)	ــك
you (f.)	-ki
him, it	ــه
him, it	-hu
her, it	ــها
her, it	-hā
Dual
you	ــكما
you	-kumā
them	ــهما
them	-humā
Plural
us	ــنا
us	-nā
you (m.)	ــكم
you (m.)	-kum
you (f.)	ــكن
you (f.)	-kunna
them (m.)	ــهم
them (m.)	-hum
them (f.)	ــهن
them (f.)	-hunna

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) are used to indicate possession.

her book	كتابها
	kitābuhā
Our house	بيتنا
	baytunā

Singular
my	ــي
my	-ī
your (m.)	ــك
your (m.)	-ka
your (f.)	ــك
your (f.)	-ki
his, it	ــه
his, it	-hu
her, it	ــها
her, it	-hā
Dual
your	ــكما
your	-kumā
their	ــهما
their	-humā
Plural
our	ــنا
our	-nā
your (m.)	ــكم
your (m.)	-kum
your (f.)	ــكن
your (f.)	-kunna
their (m.)	ــهم
their (m.)	-hum
their (f.)	ــهن
their (f.)	-hunna