(٦) الْدَرسُ الْسَادِسُ - Lesson 6

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  • In Arabic language words are either masculine or feminine. A masculine word can be changed to a feminine by adding any of the following three symbols at the end of a masculine word:

  1.  ة  called Ta Marboota,

  2.  اء called Alif Mamdooda or

  3.  ىٰ called Alif Maksoora. 

  • However there are certain Feminine nouns and adjectives which do not have any of these three signs yet considered Feminine, e.g., 

  1. The earth الأَرْضُ and the sun الْشَمْسُ are feminine in Arabic language.

  2. The double members of the body parts are usually feminine while single members are masculine. i.e., In human body there are two eyes therefore they are considered as feminine, while we have one nose so its masculine. We have two hands therefore they are feminine but one face so its masculine.  

هَذَا رَأسٌ

This is a head

Masculine
هَذِهِ عَيْنٌ This is an eye

Feminine

هَذَا أَنْفٌ

This is a nose Masculine

هَذِهِ أُذُنٌ

 This is a face Feminine

هَذَا لِسَانٌ

This is a tongue

 Masculine

هَذِهِ قَدَمٌ

This is a foot

 Feminine

هَذَا وَجْهٌ

This is a face

 Masculine

هَذِهِ يَدٌ

This is a hand

 Feminine