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Nouns, Gender & Definiteness
Nouns, gender, number, definiteness and the idafa possessive construction.
كِتَاب
book (m)
kitaab
Most nouns without ة are masculine
مَدْرَسَة
school (f)
madrasa
The ة usually marks a feminine noun
وَلَد
boy
walad
A masculine noun
بِنْت
girl
bint
A feminine noun without ة
الكِتَاب
the book
al-kitaab
al makes a noun definite
كِتَاب
a book
kitaab
No al means indefinite
بَيْت
house
bayt
Masculine noun
سَيَّارَة
car
sayyaara
Feminine noun
رَجُل
man
rajul
Masculine noun
اِمْرَأَة
woman
imra'a
Feminine noun