2/19/10

FEMININE AND MASCULINE

In Arabic there are two genders there is no (it) like in English, every thing is either masculine or feminine .
The feminine noun is usually recognised by the (taa marbota) at the end of the word such as:
school :مدرسة
garden : حديقة
copy book : كراسة
car :سيارة
ship :سفينة
* However there are exceptions not all feminine nouns has taa marbota at the end like :
sky :سماء
wind :رياح



The taa marbota is also added to a masculine noun (human or animal) to form its feminine such as:
معلم (teacher ) :معلمة
مهندس (engineer) : مهندسة
طبيب (doctor) : طبيبة
or adjectives:
طويل (tall) : طويلة
سمين (fat) : سمينة
مجنون (crazy ) : مجنونة
*But not all masculine nouns can take a taa in the end of it to form a feminine noun there are some exceptions :
ولد (boy) : بنت (girl)
رجل (man) : امرأة( woman )

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