Lesson 7

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.

Assalamu'alaikum and greetings to all.


LESSON 7 NOMINALS : PRONOUNS - PART 3

1. A demonstrative pronoun, الْإِشَارَةِ إِسْمُ ( ismul isharah ) is a pronoun used in place of a noun to demonstrate or point where something or somebody is in reference to the speaker. Kindly see Table 14 below.

TABLE 14 DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS, أَسْمَاءُ الْإِشَارَةِ ( asmaul isharah )

	GENDER	PLURALITY	PRONOUNS	TRANSLITERATION	ENGLISH
قريب FOR NEAR OBJECTS	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	هَذَا	hazaa	this
		مثنى Dual	هَذَانِ	hazaani	these
		جمع Plural	هَؤُلَاءِ	ha-ulaa-i	these
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	هَذِهِ	hazihi	this
		مثنى Dual	هَاتَانِ	haataani	these
		جمع Plural	هَؤُلَاءِ	ha-ulaa-i	these
بعيد FOR DISTANT OBJECTS	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	ذَلِكَ	zalika	that
		مثنى Dual	ذَانِكَ	zaanika	those
		جمع Plural	أَوْلَئِكَ	ula-ika	those
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	تِلْكَ	tilka	that
		مثنى Dual	تَانِكَ	taanika	those
		جمع Plural	أَوْلَئِكَ	ula-ika	those




2. Arelative pronoun إِسْمُ الْمَوْصُوْلِ ( ismul mausul ) is a pronounwhich connects a relative clause to its main clause. Kindly see Table 15 below.

TABLE 15 RELATIVE PRONOUNS, أَسْمَاءُ الْمَوْصُولِ ( asmaul mausul )

GENDER	PLURALITY	PRONOUNS	TRANSLITERATION	ENGLISH
مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	الّذِيْ	allazi	that which whom who
	مثنى Dual	الّذَانِ	allazaani
	جمع Plural	الذِيْنَ	allazina
مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	الّتِيْ	allati
	مثنى Dual	الّتَانِ	allataani
	جمع Plural	الّلَاتِيْ	allaati
مذكر Masculine / مؤنث Feminine	All pluralities	مَنْ	man	who
		مَا	ma	what

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