Language/Omani-arabic/Grammar/Pronouns
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In this lesson, we will learn about pronouns in Omani Arabic. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. They can stand for people, things, and places.
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Negation, How to Use Have & How to Use Be.
Personal Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Personal pronouns in Omani Arabic are used in place of people's names. They have different forms for each person and number. Here is a table of personal pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ุฃูุง | ana | I |
| ุฃูุชู (feminine) | anti (or inti) | you (singular, feminine) |
| ุฃูุชู (masculine) | anta | you (singular, masculine) |
| ูู | huwa | he |
| ูู | hiya | she |
| ูุญู | nahnu | we |
| ุฃูุชู (masculine/x2f;plural) | antum | you (plural, masculine) |
| ุฃูุชู (feminine/x2f;plural) | antunna | you (plural, feminine) |
| ูู | hum | they (masculine) |
| ูู | hunna | they (feminine) |
Examples of Personal Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ุฃูุง ูู ุงูู
ูุฒู. (Ana fee almanzil.)
(I am at home.) - Person 2: ุฃูู ุฃูุชู ุงูุขูุ (Ayna anti al-ana?)
(Where are you now?) - Person 1: ูู ุชุนู
ู ูู ุงูู
ุฏุฑุณุฉ. (Hiya taamal fi almadrassa.)
(She works at the school.) - Person 2: ูู ูุฐูุจ ุฅูู ุงูุณูู. (Huwa yadhhab ila alsuq.)
(He goes to the market.)
Possessive Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Possessive pronouns in Omani Arabic are used to show ownership or possession of a person or thing. Here is a table of possessive pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ูู | li | mine |
| ููู (feminine) | lik (or laki) | yours (singular, feminine) |
| ููู (masculine) | lak | yours (singular, masculine) |
| ูู | lahu | his |
| ููุง | laha | hers |
| ููุง | lana | ours |
| ููู (masculine/x2f;plural) | lakum | yours (plural, masculine) |
| ููู (feminine/x2f;plural) | lakunna | yours (plural, feminine) |
| ููู | lahum | theirs (masculine) |
| ููู | lahunna | theirs (feminine) |
Examples of Possessive Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ูุฐุง ุงูููู
ูู. (Hatha al-qalam li.)
(This pen is mine.) - Person 2: ุฃูู ุญููุจุชููุ (Ayna haqiibatik?)
(Where is your bag?) - Person 1: ููู
ุงูุณูุงุฑุฉ ุงููุจูุฑุฉ. (Lahum assayyara alkabira.)
(They have the big car.) - Person 2: ูุฐู ุงูุฏุฑุงุฌุฉ ููุง. (Hathihi al-daraja laha.)
(This bike is hers.)
Demonstrative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Demonstrative pronouns in Omani Arabic are used to point to or indicate a specific noun. They have different forms to indicate distance or closeness to the speaker. Here is a table of demonstrative pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ูุฐุง | hatha | this/that (masculine) |
| ูุฐู | hathihi | this/that (feminine) |
| ูุฐููู | hathooli | these/those (near to speaker, feminine) |
| ูุฐูู | hathayn | these/those (near to speaker, masculine) |
| ุฐุง | dha | this/that (far from speaker, masculine) |
| ุชูู | tilka | this/that (far from speaker, feminine) |
Examples of Demonstrative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ูุฐุง ุงููุชุงุจ ุฌุฏูุฏ. (Hatha al-kitab jadid.)
(This book is new.) - Person 2: ูุคูุงุก ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ุฌูุฏูู. (Ha'ula'i al-ashkhas jayidun.)
(These people are good.) - Person 1: ุฐุง ุงูู
ูุงู ุจุนูุฏ. (Dha al-makan ba'id.)
(That place is far.) - Person 2: ุชูู ุงูุณูุงุฑุฉ ุฌู
ููุฉ. (Tilka al-sayyara jamiila.)
(That car is beautiful.)
Interrogative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Interrogative pronouns in Omani Arabic are used to ask questions about people, things, and places. Here is a table of interrogative pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ู ู | man | who |
| ู ุง | ma | what |
| ุฃูู | ayna | where |
Examples of Interrogative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ู
ู ูุฐุงุ (Man hatha?)
(Who is this?) - Person 2: ูุฐุง ุฃุญู
ุฏ. (Hatha Ahmad.)
(This is Ahmad.) - Person 1: ู
ุง ูุฐุงุ (Ma hatha?)
(What is this?) - Person 2: ูุฐุง ูุชุงุจ. (Hatha kitab.)
(This is a book.) - Person 1: ุฃูู ุงูุณููุ (Ayna alsuq?)
(Where is the market?) - Person 2: ุงูุณูู ูู ุงูู
ุฏููุฉ. (Alsuq fi almadina.)
(The market is in the city.)
Reflexive Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Reflexive pronouns in Omani Arabic are used when the subject of a verb is also the object of the verb. Here is a table of reflexive pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ููุณู | nafsi | myself |
| ููุณูู (feminine) | nafsik | yourself (singular, feminine) |
| ููุณูู (masculine) | nafsak | yourself (singular, masculine) |
| ููุณู | nafsuhu | himself |
| ููุณูุง | nafsaha | herself |
| ููุณูุง | nafsuna | ourselves |
| ููุณูู (masculine/x2f;plural) | nafsekum | yourselves (plural, masculine) |
| ููุณูู (feminine/x2f;plural) | nafsekunna | yourselves (plural, feminine) |
| ููุณูู | nafsuhum | themselves (masculine) |
| ููุณูู | nafsuhunna | themselves (feminine) |
Examples of Reflexive Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ุฃูุง ุฃุญุจ ููุณู. (Ana ohibbu nafsi.)
(I love myself.) - Person 2: ุฃูุชู ูุธูู ููุณูู. (Anti nazifi nafsik.)
(You clean yourself.) - Person 1: ุงูููุจ ููุนุจ ุจููุณู. (Alkalb yal'ab binafsih.)
(The dog plays by himself.) - Person 2: ูู ุชุฌูุฒ ููุณูุง ููู
ุฏุฑุณุฉ. (Hiya tajhiz nafsaha lilmadrasa.)
(She gets herself ready for school.)
Relative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
Relative pronouns in Omani Arabic are used to join two sentences by referring to a noun in the first sentence. They have different forms to indicate gender and number. Here is a table of relative pronouns in Omani Arabic:
| Omani Arabic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ุงูุฐู (masculine) | aladhi | who/which/that |
| ุงูุชู (feminine) | alati | who/which/that |
Examples of Relative Pronouns[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: ุงูุฑุฌู ุงูุฐู ูุญู
ู ุงูุดูุทุฉ ูู ุฃุจู. (Alrajul alladhi yahmil alshantah huwa abii.)
(The man who is carrying the bag is my father.) - Person 2: ุงูุชูู
ูุฐุฉ ุงูุชู ุชุฌูุฏ ุงูุฑูุงุถูุงุช ูู ุณุงุฑุฉ. (Altalimiidha alati tajid alriyadiyat hiya Sara.)
(The student who is good at math is Sara.)
Summary[edit | edit source]
In this lesson, we learned about the different types of pronouns in Omani Arabic. Personal pronouns are used in place of people's names, possessive pronouns show ownership or possession, demonstrative pronouns point to or indicate a specific noun, interrogative pronouns ask questions about people or things, reflexive pronouns are used when the subject of a verb is also the object of the verb, and relative pronouns join two sentences by referring to a noun in the first sentence.
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