Arabic Independent Possessive Pronouns

Arabic Independent Possessive Pronouns: In Arabic the independent possessive pronoun is used to express “mine, yours, hers….” Singular : 1- Mine lii لي Example : the book is mine = al kitaabu lii الكتاب لي 2- yours (sing masculine) lak لك . The book is yours = al kitaabu lak ( or laka ) الكتاب لك 3- yours (singular feminine) lakii لك .The book is yours = al kitaabu lakii الكتاب لكي 4-his lah له .It's his book = al kitaabu lahu الكتاب له 5- hers lahaa لها . It's hers book = al kitaabu lahaa الكتاب لها *Dual : 1-yours (dual male or female) lakumaa لكما . The book is yours = al kitaabu lakumaa الكتاب لكما 2-theirs (dual male or female) lahumaa لهما.The book is theirs = al kitaabu lahumaa الكتاب لهما *Plural: 1-Ours lanaa لنا .The book is ours = Al kitaabu lanaa الكتاب لنا 2-yours (plural masculine) lakum لكم .The book is yours = al kitaabu lakum الكتاب لكم 3-yours (plural feminine) lakunna لكن. The book is yours = al kitaabu lakunna الكتاب لكن 4-theirs (plural masculine) lahum لهم . The book is theirs = al kitaabu lahum الكتاب لهم 5-theirs (plural feminine) lahunna لهن .The book is theirs = al kitaabu lahunna الكتاب لهن


By: Ŝtĕlla Esperanza