The Definite And Indefinite Articles in Arabic
The Definite And Indefinite Articles in Arabic The Definite Article in Arabic A noun or adjective is made definite by prefixing ( الـ ) to it. a. an old house بيتٌ قديمٌ b. the old house البيتُ قديمٌ Note :- The Feminine Marker As in many other languages, any Arabic noun/adjective has to be either masculine or feminine. With few exceptions, the general rule is to suffix the Taa' MarbuTa ( ـة/ة ) to the masculine noun/adjective forms to derive the feminine ones. Examples are: nouns استاذ/استاذة ، مراسل/مراسلة ، طالب/طالبة adjectives قديم/قديمة، جميل/جميلة ، جديد/جديدة However, you need to remember that the Taa' Marbuta ( ـة/ة ) is used in certain ancient Arabic male proper names such as: طلحة ، معاوية ، حمزة Also, it is used on some broken plural patterns such as: (giant ) عملاق/ع