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Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns (الأسْماءُ الْمَوصولَةُ) relate a clause to a noun or pronoun that precedes it in the text.

Relative pronouns, such as أَلَّذي  (that) vary according to gender, number, and case.

Examples:

الرَّجُلُ الَّذي حَيّاكَ
(the man who saluted you)

أَكْرَمُ مَنْ عَلَّمّكَ
(Honor the one who taught you.)

	Nominative	Accusative and Genitive
Singular (Masculine)	أَلَّذي	أَلَّذي
Feminine Singular	أَلَّتي	أَلَّتي
Masculine Dual	أَللَّذانِ	أَللَّذَيْنِ
Feminine Dual	أَللَّتانِ	أَللَّتَيْنِ
Masculine Plural	أَلَّذينَ	أَلَّذينَ
Feminine Plural	أَللَّواتي	أَللَّواتي

See also:

• Pronouns
• Attached Pronouns
• Independent Pronouns
• Personal Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Interrogative Pronouns
• Case