LinguaThree ways to own
| Arabic | Meaning |
|---|---|
| بَابُ الْبَيْتِ | the door of the house (iḍāfa) |
| بَابُهُ | its door, his door (suffix) |
| عِنْدَهُ بَابٌ | he has a door (having) |
All three have something in common: the owner comes second and takes the role of “of”. In بَابُ الْبَيْتِ and بَابُهُ the first word has no الـ and no tanwin, and ة becomes ت before a suffix: غُرْفَتِي, سَيَّارَتُهُ.
مَدِينَتِي قَرِيبَةٌ مِنَ الْعَاصِمَةِ.My city is near the capital.
عِنْدَ أُخْتِي سَيَّارَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ.My sister has a red car.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| مَدِينَة | city, town | الْمَدِينَةُ كَبِيرَةٌ. The city is big. |
| عَاصِمَة | capital (city) | الْقَاهِرَةُ عَاصِمَةُ مِصْرَ. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. |
| بَلَد | country | لُبْنَانُ بَلَدٌ صَغِيرٌ. Lebanon is a small country. |
| مُدِير | director, manager | مُدِيرُ الْمَدْرَسَةِ مَشْغُولٌ. The headmaster is busy. |
| كِتَابِي | my book | كِتَابِي جَدِيدٌ. My book is new. |
| سَيَّارَتِي | my car | سَيَّارَتِي قَدِيمَةٌ. My car is old. |
| اِسْمُهُ | his name | اِسْمُهُ سَمِيرٌ. His name is Samir. |
| مِفْتَاح | key | الْمِفْتَاحُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. The key is on the table. |
| عُنْوَان | address; title (of a book) | الْعُنْوَانُ صَعْبٌ. The address is difficult. |
| عِنْدِي | I have | عِنْدِي سَيَّارَةٌ. I have a car. |
| مَعِي | with me; I have on me | مَعِي هَاتِفِي. I have my phone with me. |
| وَقْت | time | الْوَقْتُ قَصِيرٌ. Time is short. |
| أَخ | brother | أَخِي طَالِبٌ. My brother is a student. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which phrase means “the name of the city”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.