Noun Gender · المذكر والمؤنث

Arabic nouns are masculine or feminine

2 Quran examples

The rule

Every Arabic noun is either masculine (مذكر) or feminine (مؤنث).

1. **تاء مربوطة (ة):** Most common - رَحْمَةٌ (mercy), جَنَّةٌ (paradise)

2. **ألف مقصورة (ى):** دُنْيَا (world), كُبْرَى (greatest)

3. **Naturally feminine:** أُمّ (mother), أُخْت (sister)

4. **Body parts in pairs:** عَيْن (eye), يَد (hand)

**Masculine:** Usually no special ending

In the Quran· tap the reference to open the verse

إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ

Inna raḥmata Allāhi qarīb

Indeed, Allah's mercy is near

وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ

Wa lahum fīhā azwājun muṭahharah

And for them therein are purified spouses