Arabic Pronouns — الضَّمَائِر
Master all 12 Arabic pronouns — both the detached (standalone) and the attached (suffix) forms — across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person, singular, dual, and plural, masculine and feminine. All examples drawn from the Noble Qur'an.
📖 Grammar Reference — the full pronoun table
Arabic has twelve pronouns, each with two forms:
• Detached (منفصل) — a standalone word that can begin a sentence: أَنَا (I), هُوَ (he).
• Attached (متصل) — a suffix that never stands alone, always joined to a noun, verb or particle: ـِي (my), ـهُ (his).
| Person | Detached | Attached | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | أَنَا | ـِي / ـنِي | I · my/me |
| 1st pl. | نَحْنُ | ـنَا | we · our/us |
| 2nd m. sg. | أَنْتَ | ـكَ | you · your |
| 2nd f. sg. | أَنْتِ | ـكِ | you · your |
| 2nd dual | أَنْتُمَا | ـكُمَا | you two · your |
| 2nd m. pl. | أَنْتُمْ | ـكُمْ | you all · your |
| 2nd f. pl. | أَنْتُنَّ | ـكُنَّ | you all · your |
| 3rd m. sg. | هُوَ | ـهُ | he · his |
| 3rd f. sg. | هِيَ | ـهَا | she · her |
| 3rd dual | هُمَا | ـهُمَا | they two · their |
| 3rd m. pl. | هُمْ | ـهُمْ | they · their |
| 3rd f. pl. | هُنَّ | ـهُنَّ | they · their |
💡 Note: The dual form (for exactly two) is a distinctive feature of Arabic — most languages lack it. Arabic uses it for 2nd and 3rd person only (there is no "we two").