Thereās definitely some additional nuance (like a pronouns in bio/username situation) but this should cover the broad needs of anyone who is approaching this with good faith.
Thereās definitely some additional nuance (like a pronouns in bio/username situation) but this should cover the broad needs of anyone who is approaching this with good faith.
Thereās a similar ā though very localised ā thing in English with āthemself.ā
The singular form is used, but itās far less common than the plural form āthemselves.ā I often hear āthemselvesā used to refer to one non-binary person and it always sounds weird.
I guess we have to work with what we have. Is there an alternative in Arabic, like neopronouns?
Your comment made me try to think of one, and all I got was a headache.
In arabic everything is gendered. Even the most simple pronoun āIā changes the form of the sentence based on your gender (ie masculine: āana juāanā fem: āana juāanaā
Even the numbers and verbs are gendered. To try to add a new gender would be rethinking the entire language.
But in Arabic masculine pronouns are considered normal. Even with feminine objects like the sun, you can use a masculine pronoun āhua kabirā He (it) is big. So most enbies I know of just use masculine pronouns. There may be an alternative I donāt know of. Itās an interesting yet complex topic.
Isnāt there a dual case (as in, specifically for two of something) in Arabic? Or is that primarily a formal thing?
There is. Itās absolutely necessary, no exceptions at all. Itās one of the only languages that really use it. It just adds to the complexity lol