English → Arabic
herself in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- nafsuhā
- Arabizi
nafsuha- Type
- pronoun · feminine
- Root
- ن ف س
How to use it
"Herself" is the feminine reflexive pronoun used when the subject and object are the same female person. It follows the noun it refers to, e.g., "She saw herself" → "رأت نفسها".
Example sentences
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نَظَّرَتْ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا فِي المِرْآةِ
naẓẓarat ilā nafsihā fī al-mirʾāh
She looked at herself in the mirror
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قَرَّرَتْ أَنْ تَتَحَمَّلَ مَسْؤُولِيَّةَ نَفْسِهَا
qarrarat an tataḥammala masʾūliyyat nafsihā
She decided to take responsibility for herself
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هِيَ تَتَكَلَّمُ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا بِثِقَةٍ
hiya tatakallamu ʿan nafsihā bi-thiqatin
She talks about herself confidently
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
She killed herself.
إنتحرت.
Layla turned herself in.
سلّمت ليلى نفسها للسّلطات.
One woman straps herself.
البعض يخلعن ملابسهن
And that is Emily herself.
وهذه نفسها
She tried to kill herself.
هي حاولت قتل نفسها.
She attempted to kill herself.
حاولت قتل نفسها.
She cooked the dinner herself.
أعدت العشاء بنفسها.
Layla prepared herself to die.
استعدّت ليلى للموت.
My grandmother lives by herself.
تعيش جدتي وحدها.
She tells herself: “Study harder!
تخبر نفسها: "ذاكري بجد أكبر!
She spent the weekend by herself.
أمضت نهاية الأسبوع كلها لوحدها.
Layla immersed herself in religion.
انغمست ليلى في الدّين.
Questions and answers
Can I use "herself" for groups of women?
No, for a group use "themselves" (أنفسهن).
Is "herself" ever used with a male subject?
No, it is strictly feminine; use "himself" for males.
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