Noun Quantifiers in Arabic

There are some quantifiers in English, such as : all, any, some, one of , etc.




Today we are going to learn those noun quantifiers in Arabic.

Noun quantifiers in Arabic Examples

1. كُلُّ  means all; every; each

a. When كُلُّ is annexed to undefined noun (اسم النكرة), it means each; every.

Examples :

 كُلُّ نَفْسٍ (every person)

كُلُّ يَوْمٍ (every day)

كُلُّ دَرْسٍ (every lesson)


b. When كُلُّ is annexed to a defined noun (اسم المعرفة), it means all; whole.

Examples :

 كُلُّ الحَقِيْقَةِ (the whole facts)

كُلُّ الطَّالِبِ (all the student; the whole student)

كُلُّ الغُرْفَةِ (the whole room)

2. بَعْضٌ means one of; some of

Examples :

- فِي بَعْضِ الأَوْقَاتِ = sometimes

- بَعْضُ الأَسَاتِذَةِ = some teachers

- بَعْضُ المُدَرِّسِيْنَ = one of teachers; some of teachers

3. أحَدٌ means one (for masculine noun)

إِحْدَى means one (for feminine noun).





Examples :

أَحَدُ الوُزَرَاءِ = one of the ministers

إِحْدَى النِّسَاءِ  =one of the women

4. أَيٌّ means any (for masculine noun)

أَيَّةُ means any (for feminine noun).





Examples :

أَيُّ رَجُلٍ = any man; which man

أَيَّةُ مَرْأَةٍ  = any woman; which woman