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My

ي

أبوي

abuuy

My father

Following a Vowel:

-y

بيتي

beetii

My house

Following a Consonant:

-ii

اُمّي

ummii

My mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-ii

Yours - Male

ك

أبوك

abuuk

Your (male) father

Following a Vowel:

-k

بيتَك

beetak

Your (male) house

Following a Consonant:

-ak

اُمَّك

ummak

Your (male) mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-ak

Yours - Female

كي/ك

أبوكي

abuukii

Your (female) father

Following a Vowel:

-kii

بيتِك

beetik

Your (female) house

Following a Consonant:

-ik

اُمِّك

ummik

Your (female) mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-ik

His

ه

أبوه

abuuhuu

His father

Following a Vowel:

-huu

بيته

beetuu

His house

Following a Consonant:

-uu

اُمّه

ummuu

His mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-uu

Hers

ها

أبوها

abuuhaa

Her father

Following a Vowel:

-haa

بيتها

beetaa

Her house

Following a Consonant:

-aa

اُمَّها

ummahaa

Her mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-aa

Ours

نا

أبونا

abuunaa

Our father

Following a Vowel:

-naa

بيتنا

beetnaa

Our house

Following a Consonant:

-naa

اُمَّنا

ummanaa

Our mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-naa

Yours - Plural

كم

أبوكم

abuukum

Your (pl) father

Following a Vowel:

-kum

بيتكُم

beetkum

Your (pl) house

Following a Consonant:

-kum

اُمَّكُم

ummakum

Your (pl) mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-kum

Theirs

هم

أبوهم

abuuhum

Their father

Following a Vowel:

-hum

بيتهُم

beetum

Their house

Following a Consonant:

-um

اُمَّهُم

ummahum

Their mother

Following a Doubled Consonant:

-um

Possessive Pronouns

In Sudanese Arabic, possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or ownership of an object. They agree with the gender and number of the possessed noun. It's important to note that possessive pronouns are attached to the possessed noun and may cause changes in the ending of the noun depending on its form. Pay close attention to the transliterations in the examples below. Each pronoun has an example for each of the following words to show the  changes:"أبو" abuu (mother), "بيت" beet (house), and "اُمّ" umm (mother).

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