نحن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the first-person plural pronoun, 'we'. It explains its grammatical function, construction, and relation to other pronouns and grammatical elements indicating plurality.

Derived headwords

نحنُpronoun

1.
weboth
A first-person plural pronoun used by speakers to refer to themselves collectively. It can also be considered a plural form of 'I' from a different root.

أناpronoun

1.
Iboth
The first-person singular pronoun, used as the singular counterpart to 'we'.

فعلواverb

1.
they didboth
A past tense verb form indicating that a group of males performed an action. The 'waw' signifies the plural.

أنتمpronoun

1.
you (plural)both
A second-person plural pronoun, used to address a group of males. It is mentioned in relation to the 'waw' indicating plurality.

Parallel reading

ضمير يعنى به الاثنان والجمع المخبرون عن أنفسهم

A pronoun by which the dual and the plural, who report about themselves, are meant.

مبني على الضم

Built upon the dammah (vowel).

أو جمع أنا من غير لفظها

Or a plural of 'I' from a different word form.

وحرك آخره لالتقاء الساكنين

And its end was vocalized due to the meeting of two quiescent letters.

وضم لأنه يدل على الجماعة

And it was given a dammah because it indicates a group.

وجماعة المضمرين تدل عليهم الواو

And the plurality of the attached pronouns is indicated by the 'waw'.

نحو: فعلوا وأنتم

Such as: 'they did' (fa'alu) and 'you (plural)' (antum).

والواو من جنس الضمة

And the 'waw' is of the same kind as the dammah.