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The gender \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0633<\/strong> of noun \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645<\/strong> in Arabic is either masculine \u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 <\/strong>or feminine \u0645\u064f\u0624\u0651\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b<\/strong>. The masculine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 <\/strong>is the basic form; therefore, it does not require a marker \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0629<\/strong>. The feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b <\/strong>is derived from the masculine; it requires a feminine marker \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629 \u062a\u064e\u0623\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b<\/strong>. There are two types of masculine: real masculine and unreal masculine. Likewise, the feminine has three types: real, unreal, and marked. This post explains the masculine and feminine forms of nouns in Arabic.<\/p>\n

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Real Masculine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The real masculine noun is the noun that refers to a human or animal male, such as \u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644<\/strong> \u2018man\u2019, \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f<\/strong> \u2018boy\u2019, \u0645\u064f\u062d\u064e\u0645\u0651\u064e\u062f <\/strong>\u2018Mohammed\u2019, \u0637\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0628 <\/strong>\u2018male physician\u2019, \u0645\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0633 <\/strong>\u2018male engineer\u2019, \u062a\u064e\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018businessman\u2019, \u0623\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062f <\/strong>\u2018lion\u2019, \u062d\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018donkey\u2019, \u0643\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0628 <\/strong>\u2018dog\u2019, \u062c\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0644 <\/strong>\u2018male camel\u2019, \u0639\u064f\u0635\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018male sparrow\u2019 and so forth.<\/p>\n

Real Feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The real feminine noun is the nouns that refers to a human or animal female, such as \u0627\u0650\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018woman\u2019, \u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018girl\u2019, \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0637\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018Fatimah\u2019, \u0637\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018female physician\u2019, \u0645\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0636\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018nurse\u2019, \u0645\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018female engineer\u2019, \u062a\u064e\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018business women\u2019, \u0644\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018lioness\u2019, \u0623\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0646 <\/strong>\u2018female donkey\u2019, \u0643\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018bitch\u2019, \u0646\u064e\u0627\u0642\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018female camel\u2019, \u0639\u064f\u0635\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018female sparrow\u2019 \u0632\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0628 <\/strong>\u2018Zainab\u2019 and so forth.<\/p>\n

Unreal Masculine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0632\u0650\u064a \/ \u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The unreal masculine noun is the noun that is treat as a male human or animal, but it is not one, such as \u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0628 <\/strong>\u2018book\u2019, \u0646\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018river\u2019, \u0642\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0645 <\/strong>\u2018pen\u2019, \u0628\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018sea\u2019 \u0642\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018moon\u2019, \u0628\u064e\u0627\u0628 <\/strong>\u2018door\u2019 \u0633\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641 <\/strong>\u2018sword\u2019, \u0647\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641<\/strong> \u2018phone\u2019, \u062d\u064e\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645 <\/strong>\u2018bathroom\u2019 and so on. Most learners of Arabic assume that these nouns are masculine forms since they don\u2019t have a final feminine suffix marker (see below), but that is not always the case, as there are nouns that don\u2019t have the feminine marker, but they are feminine, as seen below.<\/p>\n

Unreal Feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0627\u0632\u0650\u064a \/ \u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The unreal feminine noun is the noun that is treat as a female human or animal, but it is not one, such as \u0635\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018picture\u2019, \u0633\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong> \u2018car\u2019, \u0634\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633 <\/strong>\u2018sun\u2019, \u0635\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>\u2018desert\u2019, \u0646\u064e\u0627\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018fire\u2019, \u0623\u064f\u0630\u0652\u0646 <\/strong>\u2018ear\u2019, \u0631\u0650\u062c\u0652\u0644 <\/strong>\u2018leg\u2019, \u0639\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 <\/strong>\u2018eye\u2019, \u0637\u064e\u0627\u0648\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018table\u2019, \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0631 <\/strong>\u2018house\u2019 and so forth. Although some of these nouns don\u2019t have the feminine marker, but they are still treated as feminine.<\/p>\n

While it is easy for a native speaker to tell whether the noun is masculine or feminine (given their intuition), learners of Arabic should learn the gender of these words as they come across them. This is the best learning strategy.<\/p>\n

Marked Feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0638\u0650\u064a:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

While masculine nouns are not marked for masculinity, feminine nouns are. The marked feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0638\u0650\u064a<\/strong>, which literally means verbally marked feminine, but in reality it is not feminine, is the noun that has the feminine marker but it refers to a masculine noun. This is especially common in the case of proper nouns, such as \u062d\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0632\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018Hamzah\u2019, \u0645\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0648\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018Mu\u2019awiyah\u2019, \u0623\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>\u2018Osama\u2019, \u0632\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>\u2018Zakaria\u2019, \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>\u2018Ala\u2019a\u2019 and alike. These nouns end in \u0640\u0629 <\/strong>taa marbuTah<\/em> and alif <\/em>and hamzah<\/em>, which are feminine markers, but they are masculine.<\/p>\n

Feminine Marker Suffixes \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b:<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from the unreal feminine nouns, there are three main markers from which we can tell that a noun is feminine. These are: \u0640\u0629 \/ \u0629 <\/strong>called \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064f\u0648\u0637\u064e\u0629<\/strong> at-taa\u2019 al-marbuTah<\/em>, \u0640\u0649 <\/strong>called \u0623\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0623\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0635\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>alif at-ta\u2019niith al-maqSuurah<\/em>, and \u0627\u0621 \/ \u0640\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>called \u0623\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0629 <\/strong>alif at-ta\u2019niith al-mamduudah<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0629<\/u><\/strong> at-taa\u2019 al-marbuTah<\/u><\/em>:<\/u> \u0640\u0629<\/span> \/ \u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the most common feminine marker in Arabic. Its addition to the end of nouns is accounted for as follows:<\/p>\n

(1) It is intrinsically part of a nouns that refer to female entity, as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2018Aisha\u2019<\/td>\n\u062d\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018garden\u2019<\/td>\n\u0633\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018car\u2019<\/td>\n\u0646\u064e\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018window\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062f\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018country\u2019<\/td>\n\u0648\u064e\u0632\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018ministry\u2019<\/td>\n\u0634\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018tree\u2019<\/td>\n\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018Sarah\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(2) It is added to adjective \/ nouns to derive the feminine form from the masculine, as in these examples below. By dropping the \u0640\u0629 \/ \u0629<\/strong>, we get the masculine form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0623\u064f\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female teacher\u2019<\/td>\n\u0637\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female doctor\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female worker\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female scientist\u2019<\/td>\n\u062c\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018beautiful \u2013 fem. form’<\/td>\n\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female Muslim\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018daughter\u2019<\/td>\n\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female human\u2019<\/td>\n\u0637\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0627\u062e\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018female chef\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

However, there are adjectives to which we cannot add \u0640\u0629 \/ \u0629 <\/strong>as a feminine marker because the same form of these adjective is used for both masculine and feminine forms. The most common adjective of these is weighed (in the Morphological Measure<\/a>) as \u0641\u064e\u0639\u064f\u0648\u0644<\/strong> and \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0644<\/strong>, as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\u0635\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648\u0631<\/strong> \u2018tolerant\u2019<\/td>\n\u062d\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062f<\/strong> \u2018malicious\u2019<\/td>\n\u063a\u064e\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0631<\/strong> \u2018forgiving\u2019<\/td>\n\u063a\u064e\u064a\u064f\u0648\u0631<\/strong> \u2018zealous\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062c\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062d<\/strong> \u2018wounded\u2019<\/td>\n\u0642\u064e\u062a\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0644<\/strong> \u2018killed\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/strong> \u2018sterile\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0644<\/strong> \u2018sick\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the following phrases, you can see that the same form of these adjective is used with masculine and feminine nouns:<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0650\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0629 \u062d\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062f<\/strong> \u2018a malicious woman\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644 \u062d\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062f<\/strong> \u2018a malicious man\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0632\u064e\u0648\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0629 \u0639\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/strong> \u2018a sterile wife\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0632\u064e\u0648\u0652\u062c \u0639\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/strong> \u2018a sterile husband\u2019<\/p>\n

(3) There are nouns the masculine of which refers to the type name<\/em>. Adding the \u0640\u0629 \/ \u0629 <\/strong>to the end of these nouns is indicates a one <\/em>of these types, as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u062a\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062d<\/strong> \u2018the fruit of apple\u2019<\/td>\n\u062a\u064f\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0627\u062d\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018an apple\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0631\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> \u2018the fruit of pomegranate\u2019<\/td>\n\u0631\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018one pomegranate\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062d\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u2018stone in general\u2019<\/td>\n\u062d\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018one stone\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0628\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u2018cows in general\u2019<\/td>\n\u0628\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/strong> \u2018one cow\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u0623\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0623\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0635\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/u><\/strong> alif at-ta\u2019niith al-maqSuurah:<\/u><\/em>\u00a0\u0640\u0649<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is a feminine marker in the following cases:<\/p>\n

(1) The masculine form of adjectives that are weighed (in the Morphological Measure<\/a>) as \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0646 <\/strong>is weighed as \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0649 <\/strong>in the feminine (i.e. ending in alif maqSuurah<\/em>), as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Masculine form<\/td>\nFeminine form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0639\u064e\u0637\u0652\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> \u2018thirsty\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0637\u0652\u0634\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0643\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> \u2018lazy\u2019<\/td>\n\u0643\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0646<\/strong> \u2018hungry\u2019<\/td>\n\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(2) The masculine form of a comparative noun (adjective) that is weighed as \u0623\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644 <\/strong>is weighed as \u0641\u064f\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0649<\/strong> in the feminine, as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Masculine form<\/td>\nFeminine form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u2018bigger than\u2019<\/td>\n\u0643\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0638\u064e\u0645<\/strong> \u2018greater\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064f\u0638\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0635\u0652\u063a\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u2018smaller\u2019<\/td>\n\u0635\u064f\u063a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(3) All the verbal nouns that end in \u0640\u0649 <\/strong>alif maqSuurah<\/em>, as in these examples:<\/p>\n

\u062f\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0649 <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018lawsuit\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0641\u064e\u062a\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018fatwa, legal opinion\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0628\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018good news\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0630\u0650\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018memory of\u2019<\/p>\n

(4) Feminine nouns and adjectives that naturally end \u0640\u0649 <\/strong>alif maqSuurah<\/em>, as in these examples:<\/p>\n

\u062d\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018pregnant\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018Salma \u2013 name\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018Salwa \u2013 name\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0623\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018snake\u2019<\/p>\n

\u062b\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/span><\/strong> \u2018bereaved of a child\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0623\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0629<\/u><\/strong> alif at-ta\u2019niith al-mamduudah:<\/u> <\/em>\u0627\u0621<\/span> \/ \u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a feminine marker in the following cases:<\/p>\n

(1) The masculine adjectives that are weighed as \u0623\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644 <\/strong>are weighed as \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>in the feminine, as in these examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Masculine form<\/td>\nFeminine form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u2018red\u2019<\/td>\n\u062d\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0649<\/strong> \u2018blind\u2019<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0645\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644<\/strong> \u2018cross-eyed\u2019<\/td>\n\u062d\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(2) Feminine nouns and adjectives that naturally end \u0627\u0621 \/ \u0640\u0627\u0621 <\/strong>alif mamduudah<\/em>, as in these examples:<\/p>\n

\u0635\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621 <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2018desert\u2019<\/p>\n

\u062d\u0650\u0631\u0628\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong> \u2018chameleon\u2019<\/p>\n

\u062d\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong> \u2018beautiful\u2019<\/p>\n

\u0633\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong> \u2018sky\u2019<\/p>\n

In the next post, you will learn about some irregularities of masculine and feminine forms of nouns. You will also see and read example sentences in which these forms are used contextually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The gender \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0633 of noun \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645 in Arabic is either masculine \u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 or feminine \u0645\u064f\u0624\u0651\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b. The masculine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0630\u064e\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631 is the basic form; therefore, it does not require a marker \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0629. The feminine \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062b is derived from the masculine; it requires a feminine marker \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629 \u062a\u064e\u0623\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0652\u062b. There are two types of masculine: real masculine and unreal…<\/p>\n

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