ABSTRACT
Pronouns are a finite set of words in languages that take the place of nouns
or refer to them. Pronouns function in similar ways to nouns: they can be
subjects of equational/nominal sentences and objects of transitive verbs. Some
pronoun forms can indicate possession. In addition, pronouns can be preceded
by prepositions, or a group of words Arab grammarians call فورُظ (Pl of فْرَظ) that are similar to prepositions in their behavior. A list of فورُظ “adverbs” will be provided in Chapter 7. Pronouns in Arabic are of different types and have
singular, dual and plural forms.
