Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns Su2 "Short u (2) (LuLaLun)" group

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Among Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives,
non-long plural forms often start with a letter accompanied by a vowel "u."

In some of them, the second letter are accompanied by a vowel "a."

They belong to "Short u (2)" group.

The rhythm is "LuLaLun."

Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short u (2)" group.

meaning	plural - singular
country	دَوْلَةٌ - دُوَلٌ
flat (residence)	شَقَّةٌ - شُقَقٌ، شَقَّاتٌ، شِقَقٌ
briefcase	شَنْطَةٌ - شُنَطٌ
- - - - -
new	جَدِيدٌ - جُدَدٌ، جُدُدٌ
- - - - -
family	أُسْرَةٌ - أُسَرٌ، أُسْرَاتٌ
phrase	جُمْلَةٌ - جُمَلٌ
injection	حُقْنَةٌ -  حُقَنٌ
plan	خُطَّةٌ - خُطَطٌ
jacket	سُتْرَةٌ - سُتَرٌ، سُتْرَاتٌ
picture	صُورَةٌ - صُوَرٌ
masterpiece	طُرْفَةٌ - طُرَفٌ
mayor	عُمْدَةٌ - عُمَدٌ
room	غُرْفَةٌ - غُرَفٌ، غُرْفَاتٌ
towel	فُوطَةٌ - فُوَطٌ
piece	قُطْعَةٌ - قُطَعٌ، قُطُعَات
period of time	مُدَّةٌ - مُدَدٌ
eye	مُقْلَةٌ - مُقَلٌ
point	نُقْطَةٌ - نُقَطٌ، نِقَاطٌ
fleck, number	نُمْرَةٌ - نُمَرٌ

Last updated: 27 May 2014.



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3Aa1  3Aa2  3Aa3  3Aa4  3Ai  3W  3A+A
4Ai+N  4Au1  4Au2  4Au+N  4A+A1   4A+A2
Sa  Si  Su1  Su2  S+A1  S+A2  S+A3

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