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What's the difference? أحدهما Do these all mean 'one of them'? I will write my guess of what they mean, but I wonder if I am wrong, because the last one does not seem to make sense. I found them all in a dictionary, so apparently they are all true entries, but the dictionary was not clear about the exact meaning. Here is my guess at the exact meaning. Please correct me: أحدهما One of them two - a male or female out of a group of two males or females إِحْداهما One of them two - a female out of a group of two males or females إِحْداهنَّ One of them - a female out of a group of many females إِحْداهم One of them - a female out of a group of many males or females أَحَدهم One of them - a male or female out of a group of many males or females أَحَدهنَّ One of them - This one does not seem to make any sense!!!! A male or female out of a group of females only?? I would think if I got the meanings right this form should not exist. So I wonder....I would appreciate a clarification. And do these truly all mean 'one of them', or do they mean something else? Does -----إِحْدا refer to female and -----أَحَد to male? Thanks so much!!

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waw Lydia, it's not easy. But let's try.

(أحد) is a noun refers to a singular countable noun, masculine. قابلت أحد الأصدقاء / لا أحد بالبيت / قرأت أحد الكتب  / تحدث أحد العمال

 (إحدى) is a noun refers to a singular countable noun, feminine. قابلت إحدى الصديقات / قرأت إحدى المجلات / تحدثت إحدى العاملات

You can add attached personal-pronouns in dual and plural to (أحد) as following:  أحدكما / أحدهما / أحدنا / أحدكم / أحدهم

You can add attached personal-pronouns in dual and plural to (إحدى)   as following: إحداكما / إحداهما / إحدانا / إحداكن / إحداهن


The meaning remains "one of"


I hope this would help you. Good luck! 

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أحدهما One of them two - a male out of a group of two males only

إِحْداهما One of them two - a female out of a group of two females only

إِحْداهنَّ One of them  - a female out of a group of females
إِحْداهم One  (group) of many groups of famelas 

أَحَدهم One of them - a male out of a group of many males only
أَحَدهنَّ : there is not such a word in Arabic becasue there is no differnce between this word and إِحْداهم

Does -----إِحْدا refer to female and -----أَحَد to male?
That's right

i hope i could helped you and you did a great job

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What's the difference? أحدهما

Do these all mean 'one of them'? I will write my guess of what they mean, but I wonder if I am wrong, because the last one does not seem to make sense.
I found them all in a dictionary, so apparently they are all true entries, but the dictionary was not clear about the exact meaning.

Here is my guess at the exact meaning. Please correct me:

أحدهما One of two males
إِحْداهما One of them two  females

إِحْداهنَّ One of them - a female out of a group of many females
إِحْداهم One of them - a female out of a group of many males or females (wrong)

أَحَدهم One of them - a male or female out of a group of many males and females
أَحَدهنَّ One of them - This one does not seem to make any sense!!!! (You are right this is wrong)A male or female out of a group of females only?? I would think if I got the meanings right this form should not exist. So I wonder....I would appreciate a clarification.

And do these truly all mean 'one of them', or do they mean something else?
Does -----إِحْدا refer to female and -----أَحَد to male?and this is right
Thanks so much!! Those terms are used to talk about the absents persons but when we talk with people who are with us we use other terms



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Thanks Muhammed.
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Actually a lot of Arabian people don't know about this. Don't make it hard on yourself and use ْأَحَدُهُم for all this situation and every one will understand you.

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