Noun for Male and Female Arabic

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In Arabic language, noun for male is known as mudzakar, whereas noun for female is known as mu`annats.

Let’s pay attention examples below:

A. Male Noun

اَبٌ

father

طَبِيْبٌ

doctor

تِلْمِيْذٌ

Male student

كِتَابٌ

book

B. Female Noun

اُمٌّ

mother

طَبِيْبَةٌ

Female doctor

تِلْمِيْذَةٌ

Female student

سَبُوْرَةٌ

blackboard

If a word of Arabic is ended by ta marbutoh (ة), then it’s categorized as female noun.

To change a male noun becoming a female noun usually is enough by adding ta marbutoh (ة). For example:

طَبِيْبٌ

doctor

becomes:

طَبِيْبَةٌ

Female doctor

مُدَرِّسٌ

male teacher

becomes:

مُدَرِّسَةٌ

Female teacher

Why must we understand difference from male noun and female noun? Because it will influence an Arabic sentence. For example:

يَذْهَبُ مُدَرِّسٌ الِىَ الْكْتَبَةِ

A male teacher goes to the library.

becomes:

تَذْهَبُ مُدَرِّسَةٌ الِىَ الْكْتَبَةِ

A female teacher goes to the library

We see that word “yadhabu” (يَذْهَبُ) and “tadhabu” (تَذْهَبُ) has same meaning, i.e.: “go” or “goes”. But each has difference function. Word “yadhabu” is for male and “tadhabu” is for female.

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