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Possession الملكية

In Arabic, possession is indicated by appending a suffix to a noun. This suffix reflects the gender and plurality of the possessor or possessors.

our
my

my book

كتابي

a book

my books

كتبي

books

my money

نقودي

money*

our school

مدرستنا

a school

our schools

مدارسنا

schools
*money is always plural

Your (masculine) and your (feminine) are spelled the same but pronounced differently.

Your (plural masculine)
Your (masculine)
Your (plural feminine)
Your (feminine)

Your (masculine) desk

مكتبكَ

desk

مكتب

Your (masculine) desks

مكاتبكَ

desks

مكات

Your (feminine) flower

وردتكِ

flower

وردت

Your (feminine) flowers

ورودكِ

flowers

ورودك

Your (masculine plural) paper

ورقتكم

paper

ورقت

Your (masculine plural) papers

أوراقكم

papers

أوراق

Your (feminine plural) child

طفلكن

child

طفل

Your (feminine plural) children

أطفالكن

children

أطفال

The possessive pronoun (its) does not exist in Arabic, it is referred to as (his) or (her) depending whether the noun is masculine or feminine. The their forms are never used with inanimates.

Their
(masculine & feminine)
Their (masculine)
His
Their (feminine)
Her

His office

مكتبه

office

مكتب

His offices

مكاتبه

offices

مكاتب

Her skirt

تنورتها

skirt

تنورت

Her skirts

تنانيرها

skirts

تنانير

Their (masculine) ship

سفينتهم

ship

سفينت

Their (masculine) ships

سفنهم

ships

سفن

Their (feminine) gift

هديتهن

gift

هديت

Their (feminine) gifts

هداياهن

gifts

هدايا

Their(masculine & feminine) bed

سريرهما

bed

سرير

Their (masculine & feminine) beds

أسرّتهما

beds

أسرّت


Sometimes the suffix changes when the possessor is a dual noun. These dual forms though are mostly avoided in Arabic. Whenever a possessive suffix is added the noun becomes definite.
 
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