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English. Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation
Plural (Suffixes.)
Our— —na
your— —kum
their— —hum
———
Myself -
thyself nafs-ak, zāt-ak
himself nafs-u, zāt-u
herself nafsi-ha, zātiha
ourselves nafsi-na, zātina
yourself nafs-ak, zāt-ak
yourselves nafsi-kum, zāt-kum
themselves nafsi-hum, zāt-hum
Singular.
Mine, or my own bit'a-ī
thine, or thy own bit'a-ak (m.), bitā-ik (f.)
his, or his own bit'a-u
hers, or her own bit'a-ha
Plural.
Ours, or our own bit'a-na
yours, or your own bit'a-kum
theirs, or their own bit'a-hum
Relative.
Who, whom,that, which, what illi.
Note.Illi is the only Relative Pronoun used in conversational Arabic.
29. Interrogatives.
Who? min?
to whom? le-mīn?
which? 'anhu?
what? eyh?
whose? bit'a-mīn?
why? leyh?
how (are you)? izzāy (ak)?
from me min-ni
from him min-nu
from you min-nak