Exercise One — Recognizing Masculine and Feminine (Part One)

Masculine and Feminine Exercises

● Learn the gender and English meaning of each word:

Arabic word
English meaning
Gender/category

مَسْجِدٌ
mosque
masculine

جِدَارٌ
wall
masculine

دَارٌ
house
usage-based feminine

عَيْنٌ
eye
usage-based feminine (paired body part)

غُرْفَةٌ
room
marked feminine (because of round tāʾ)

كَوْكَبٌ
star
masculine

كِتَابٌ
book
masculine

كُرْسِيٌّ
chair
masculine

سَيَّارَةٌ
car
marked feminine

شُبَّاكٌ
window
masculine