07-31-2003, 01:22 PM
Possession form:
كتابى
ketaby
my book
كتابك
ketabuk
your book
كتابه
ketabuh
his book
كتابها
ketabuha
her book
كتابنا
ketabuna
our book
كتابهم
ketabuhum
their book (for both feminine and masculin plrural)
From the above mention, we derive the following:
The suffix changes with the change of the implied pronoun:
It is:
ى for mine
ك for yours
ه for his
ها for hers
نا for ours
هم for theirs
Let us do another example and then I will ask u to do some examples yourselves
أم
mother
أمى
my mother
ummi
أمك
your mother
ummuki (addressing a female) / ummuka (addressing a male)
أمها
her mother
ummuha
امه
ummuhu
his mother
أمنا
ummuna
our mother
أمهم
ummuhum
their mother
You may choose a word and apply the rule and see how it works here.
I will suggest some basic simple words:
بيت = bayt (house) - مدرسة = madrasah (school) - جامعة = jame`ah (university) - ملابس = malabes (clothes)