Unit 3 Flashcards
What is the feminine ending
ة - ta marbuta
Mother
أُمّ (umm)
Father
أَب (ab)
Son
اِبْب (ibn)
Girl/daughter (informal)
بِنْت (bint)
Girl/daughter (informal)
اِبْنة (ibna)
Brother
أَخ (akh)
Sister
أُخت (ukht)
Husband
زَوْخ (zawj)
Wife
زَوْجَة (Zawja)
I live in
أَنا أَسْكُن في (anaa askun fii)
In
في
Bottle
زُجاجَة (zujaja)
Newspaper
جَريدَة (jarida)
Tent
خَيْمَة (Khayma)
River
نَهْر (nahr)
Hen/chicken
دَجاجَة (dajaja)
City
مَدينَة (madina)
Who
مَن (man)
With
مَعَ (with)
Who’s this
مَن هذا /مَن هذِهِ
I live with
أَنا أسكن مع (anaa askun ma9a)
Possessive (my)
You add a ي to the end of the word. If the noun has a feminine ending at the end end the taa marbuuta becomes a normal taa then add the ي.
Possessive word order
The owned thing comes first then the owner. E.g daughter of Ahmad or bag of Zaynab