Occupations and Singular Subject Pronouns(المهنة و ضمائر القاعل المفرض)
When referring to people in Arabic there are as many as 12 different pronouns to used to do so. The pronouns are based on 3 aspects: Voice (1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person), Gender (masc. and feminine), and Number (singular, dual (two), or plural). This article will introduce just 5 of
them; all of the Singular Subject Pronouns.
The Singular Subject Pronouns :( ضما ئر القاعل المفر ض)
The words below are a list of occupations (المهنة). Remember, the only difference between the masculine and feminine form is the addition of the taa marbuuta ة to the end.
To state ones occupation simply use the subject pronoun and the occupation, matching in gender.
The Singular Subject Pronouns :( ضما ئر القاعل المفر ض)
| Singular | Transcription | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Person | أنا | ana | I |
| 2nd Person | أنتَ | anta | You (masc.) |
| أنتِ | anti | You (fem.) | |
| 3rd Person | هُوَ | huwa | He (It) |
| هيّ | hiiya | She (It) |
The words below are a list of occupations (المهنة). Remember, the only difference between the masculine and feminine form is the addition of the taa marbuuta ة to the end.
| Arabic | Transcription (masc./fem.) | Meaning | Feminine |
|---|---|---|---|
| أُستاذ | ustaadh / ustaadha | teacher | أُستاذة |
| طالِب | Taalib / Taaliba | student | طالِبة |
| موظفَّ | muwaDDHHuf/ muwaDDHHufa | employee | موظفةَّ |
| مُدير | mudiir / mudiiraِ | manager | مُديرة |
| سَفير | safiir / safiira | ambassador | سَفيرة |
| صَحَفي | Sohofii/ Sohofiiya | journalist | صَحَفيّة |
| مّهَندِس | muhandis/ muhandisa | engineer | مّهَندِسة |
| دَكْتور | daktuur/ daktuura | doctor | دَكْتورة |
| ديبْلوماسي | diibluumaasii/ diibluumaasiiya | diplomat | ديبْلوماسية |
To state ones occupation simply use the subject pronoun and the occupation, matching in gender.
| Arabic | Transcription | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| .أنا مدير | ana mudiir. | I (masc.) am an manager. |
| .أنا مهندسة | ana muhandisa. | I (fem.) am an engineer. |
| .أنتَ صحفي | anta Sohofii. | You (masc.) are a journalist. |
| .أنتِ دكتورة | anti daktuura.ِ | You (fem.) are a doctor. |
| .هو طالب | huwa Taalib. | He is a student. |
| .هيّ ديبلوماسية | hiiya diibluumaasiiya. | She is a diplomat. |
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