Information:

Glottocode: None
ISO 639: arb

Also Known As: Al-’Arabiyya , Al-Fusha & Literary Arabic

Sources: Ryding (2005)

Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic

Map:

Pronouns:

  A S O Poss.
1st (excl) Person Singular ʔana: ʔana: -i: - -i: -
1st (excl) Person Dual naHnu naHnu -na: -na:
1st (excl) Person Plural naHnu naHnu -na: -na:
1st (incl) Person Dual naHnu naHnu -na: -na:
1st (incl) Person Plural naHnu naHnu -na: -na:
2nd Person Singular ʔanta - ʔanta - -ka - -ka -
2nd Person Dual ʔantuma: ʔantuma: -kuma: -kuma:
2nd Person Plural ʔantum - ʔantum - -kum - -kum -
3rd Person Singular Gender 1 huwa huwa -hu -hu
3rd Person Singular Gender 2 hiya hiya -ha: -ha:
3rd Person Dual huma: huma: -huma: -huma:
3rd Person Plural hum hum -hum -hum

Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
431413sg N O (3rd Person Singular Neuter)atRyding (2005)
431333p O (3rd Person Plural)humRyding (2005)
431343p S (3rd Person Plural)humRyding (2005)
431353p A (3rd Person Plural)humIn fact 3plM is hum; 3plF is hunna; on the 3plM is given hereRyding (2005)
431363d P (3rd Person Dual)humRyding (2005)
431373d O (3rd Person Dual)humRyding (2005)
431383d S (3rd Person Dual)humRyding (2005)
431393d A (3rd Person Dual)humNo gender distinction in the 3dRyding (2005)
431403sg N P (3rd Person Singular Neuter)atRyding (2005)
431423sg N S (3rd Person Singular Neuter)hiyaRyding (2005)
431433sg N A (3rd Person Singular Neuter)hiyaRyding (2005)
431443sg M P (3rd Person Singular Masculine)taRyding (2005)
431453sg M O (3rd Person Singular Masculine)taRyding (2005)
431463sg M S (3rd Person Singular Masculine)huwaRyding (2005)
431473sg M A (3rd Person Singular Masculine)huwaRyding (2005)
431482pl P (2nd Person Plural)-kumRyding (2005)
431492pl O (2nd Person Plural)-kumRyding (2005)
431502pl S (2nd Person Plural)ʔantumRyding (2005)
431512pl A (2nd Person Plural)ʔantumRyding (2005)
431522du P (2nd Person Dual)-kuma:Ryding (2005)
431532du O (2nd Person Dual)-kuma:Ryding (2005)
431542du S (2nd Person Dual)ʔantuma:Ryding (2005)
431552du A (2nd Person Dual)ʔantuma:2du forms don't distinguish genderRyding (2005)
431562sg P (2nd Person Singular)-kaRyding (2005)
431572sg O (2nd Person Singular)-kaRyding (2005)
431582sg S (2nd Person Singular)ʔantaRyding (2005)
431592sg A (2nd Person Singular)ʔantaIn fact 2sgM ʔanta is distinguished from 2sgF ʔanti; only the masc is given here; gender distinction also found in 2nsgs but masc forms only given here Ryding (2005)
4316012pl P (1st (incl) Person Plural)-na:Ryding (2005)
4316112pl O (1st (incl) Person Plural)-na:Ryding (2005)
4316212pl S (1st (incl) Person Plural)naHnuRyding (2005)
4316312pl A (1st (incl) Person Plural)naHnuRyding (2005)
4316412du P (1st (incl) Person Dual)-na:Ryding (2005)
4316512du O (1st (incl) Person Dual)-na:Ryding (2005)
4316612du S (1st (incl) Person Dual)naHnuRyding (2005)
4316712du A (1st (incl) Person Dual)naHnuRyding (2005)
431681pl P (1st (excl) Person Plural)-na:Ryding (2005)
431691pl O (1st (excl) Person Plural)-na:Ryding (2005)
431701pl S (1st (excl) Person Plural)naHnuRyding (2005)
431711pl A (1st (excl) Person Plural)naHnuRyding (2005)
431721du P (1st (excl) Person Dual)-na:Ryding (2005)
431731du O (1st (excl) Person Dual)-na:n not conditioned by vowel vs consonant finalityRyding (2005)
431741du S (1st (excl) Person Dual)naHnuRyding (2005)
431751du A (1st (excl) Person Dual)naHnuRyding (2005)
431761sg P (1st (excl) Person Singular)-i:Allomorphy as for ORyding (2005)
431771sg O (1st (excl) Person Singular)-i:Shows alternation with -ni: when attached to vowel-final verbsRyding (2005)
431781sg S (1st (excl) Person Singular)ʔana:Ryding (2005)
431791sg A (1st (excl) Person Singular)ʔana:Ryding (2005)
432283p P (3rd Person Plural)-humRyding (2005)
432293p O (3rd Person Plural)-humRyding (2005)
432303p S (3rd Person Plural)humRyding (2005)