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possessive in Arabic

تَمَلُكِي tamaluki

/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/

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Australia/pəˈzes.ɪv/

possessive in Arabic: تَمَلُكِي (tamaluki), صِيغَةُ اْلتَمَلُكِ (ṣeyḡatu altamaluki). In English, possessive means of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

Arabic words for possessive

pertaining to possession
تَمَلُكِي tamaluki
grammar: indicating possession
صِيغَةُ اْلتَمَلُكِ ṣeyḡatu altamaluki

English meaning of possessive

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. adjective Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. adjective Unwilling to yield possession of.
  4. noun The possessive case.

Full definition of possessive

possessive in a sentence

  • He is very possessive of his car.

possessive in other languages

Questions about possessive in Arabic

What is the meaning of possessive in Arabic?
Possessive in Arabic is تَمَلُكِي (tamaluki), صِيغَةُ اْلتَمَلُكِ (ṣeyḡatu altamaluki).
ما معنى كلمة possessive؟
Possessive: تَمَلُكِي (tamaluki), صِيغَةُ اْلتَمَلُكِ (ṣeyḡatu altamaluki).
What does possessive mean in English?
Possessive means of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

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