Arabic/possessive Pronouns

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Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) are used to indicate ownership of something.

In Arabic, as with object pronouns, these take the form of suffixes; they are attached to the noun that's owned

English Arabic عربي Example مثال English Example
Singular My ـي (-i) كتابي My book
your (male) ـكَ (-ka) كتابكَ Your (m.) book
your (female) ـكِ (-ki) كتابكِ Your (f.) book
his ـه (-u) كتابه His book
her ـها (-ha) كتابها Her book
Dual our ـنا (-na) كتابنا Our book
your ـكما (-kuma) كتابكما Your book
their ـهما (-huma) كتابهما Their book
Plural our ـنا (-na) كتابنا Our book
your (male) ـكم (-kum) كتابكم Your (m.) book
your (female) ـكن (-kunna) كتابكن Your (f.) book
their (male) ـهم (-hum) كتابهم Their (m.) book
their (female) ـهن (-hunna) كتابهن Their (f.) book