Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 1 The Division of Nouns Into Single, Dual and Plural What is a single noun? What is a dual? What is a plural? How is a masculine sound plural formed? How is a feminine sound plural formed? How is a broken plural formed? A single noun is a noun that denotes one thing.
For example**:** غلامٌ حصانٌ (a horse, a male servant) A dual noun is a noun that denotes two things and is formed by adding: • an alif and a nūn; for example: کِتابانِ رَجُلانِ (two books, two men) • a yā' and a nūn; for example: کِتابَینِ رَجُلَینِ A plural noun is a noun that denotes more than two things and is divided into three.
A masculine sound plural is formed by adding: • a wāw and a nūn; for example: مُسلِمُونَ صَادِقُونَ (Muslims, truthful people) • a yā' and a nūn; for example: مُسلِمِینَ صَادِقِینَ A feminine sound plural is formed by adding an alif and tā'; for example: ذاهِبات کاتِبات (female authors, female leavers) A broken plural is formed by changing the form of the single noun; for example: رِجالٌ ﺃرغِفَة (loaves of Syrian bread, men) Previous Next