Look closely at these pairs of words. Notice the visual difference between the word on the right and the word on the left.
In Arabic, every single noun (Ism) is either Masculine (Mudhakkarr) or Feminine (Mu'annath). There is no "it"!
All nouns in Arabic are Masculine by default unless proven otherwise.
If a noun ends with this round letter called Ta-Marbuta, the noun is Feminine.
For most human roles, you simply take the masculine word and add a Ta-Marbuta to the end to make it feminine.
In English, a book and a car are "it". In Arabic, they are either a "he" or a "she". Use the Ta-Marbuta rule to prove which is which!
Are the following objects Masculine or Feminine? (Tap to reveal)