Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns S+A2 "Short + Hamza over Alif (2)" (ALiLLatun)

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Some of Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives do not include a long vowel.

Some of those only-short-vowel plural forms have:
a Hamza over Alif on the head;
a Ta Marbuta on the tail; and
a rhythm "ALiLLaTun."

They belong to "Short + Hamza over Alif (2)" group.

Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short + Hamza over Alif (2)" group.

meaning	plural - singular
darling	حَبِيبٌ -  أَحِبَّةٌ، أَحِبَّاءُ، أَحْبَابٌ
bed	سَرِيرٌ - أَسِرَّةٌ، سُرُرٌ، سَرَايِرُ
healthy, true	صَحِيحٌ -  أَصِحَّةٌ، أَصِحَّاءُ، صِحَاحٌ
doctor	طَبِيبٌ - أَطِبَّةٌ، أَطِبَّاءُ
precious	عَزِيزٌ -  أَعِزَّةٌ، أَعِزَّاءُ
- - - - -
tooth	سِنٌّ - أَسِنَّةٌ، أَسْنَانٌ، أَسُنٌّ
- - - - -
leader	إِمَامٌ - أَئِمَّةٌ، أَيِمَّةٌ
- - - - -
crown	إِكْلِيلٌ -  أَكِلَّةٌ، أَكَالِيلُ

Last updated: 31 May 2014.




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Street, calle, and barabara

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People are walking and cars are passing.

English: street

Dutch: straat

Italian: strada

German: Straße

Hindi: सड़क  [saraka]

Arabic:  شَارِعٌ  [shariu(n)]

French: rue

Portuguese: rua

Spanish: calle

   

Korean: 거리 [geoli]

Swahili: barabara

   

Russian: улица

Chinese: 街(头)/街(頭) [jiē(tóu)]

Japanese: 通り(とおり)

Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns Si "Short i" (LiLaLun)

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Some of Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives do not include a long vowel.

Among them,  a plural form of words belonging to "Short i"  group
start with a letter with vowel i, and have rhythm "LiLaLun."

 Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short i" group.

meaning	plural - singular
edge	حَرْفٌ - حِرَفٌ
- - - - -
suit	بَدْلَةٌ -  بِدَلٌ، بَدَلاَتٌ
flat	شَقَّةٌ - شِقَقٌ، شُقَقٌ، شَقَّاتٌ
- - - - -
cat	قِطٌّ - قِطَطٌ، قِطَاطٌ، قِطَطَةٌ
- - - - -
hatred	إِحْنَةٌ - إِحَنٌ
needle	إِبْرَةٌ - إِبَرٌ
innovation	بِدْعَةٌ - بِدَعٌ
pond	بِرْكَةٌ - بِرَكٌ
handicraft	حِرْفَةٌ - حِرَفٌ
portion, class	حِصَّةٌ - حِصَصٌ
merchandise	سِلْعَةٌ - سِلَعٌ
team	فِرْقَةٌ - فِرَقٌ
story	قِصَّةٌ - قِصَصٌ
piece	قِطْعَةٌ - قِطَعٌ
ratio	نِسْبَةٌ - نِسَبٌ

Last updated: 8 Oct 2014.



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Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns Sa "Short a" (LaLaLaTun)

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Some of Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives do not include a long vowel.

Among them,  a plural form of words belonging to "Short a"  group
start with a letter with vowel a,
end with Ta Marbuta, and
have rhythm "LaLaLaTun."

 Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short a" group.

meaning	plural - singular
young	شَابٌّ - شَبَبَةٌ، شُبَّانٌ، شَبَابٌ، شَابَّاتٌ
- - - - -
malicious	خَبِيثٌ - خَبَثَةٌ، خُبَثَاءُ، أَخْبَاثٌ، خُبْثٌ، خَبِيثُونَ، خَبِيثَاتٌ، خَبَائِثُ
grandson	حَفِيدٌ، حَفِيدَةٌ - حَفَدَةٌ، أَحْفَادٌ،   حَفِيدَاتٌ
weak	ضَعِيفٌ - ضَعَفَةٌ، ضِعَافٌ، ضُعَفَاءُ، ضَعَائِفُ
- - - - -
sinful	آثِمٌ - أَثَمَةٌ، آثِمُونَ ، آثِمَاتٌ
ignorant	جَاهِلٌ - جَهَلَةٌ، جُهَّلٌ، جُهَّالٌ، جُهَلاَءُ، جَاهِلُونَ، جَاهِلاَتٌ
guardian	حَافِظٌ - حَفَظَةٌ، حُفَّاظٌ، حَافِظُونَ، حَافِظَاتٌ
attendant	خَادِمٌ -  خَدَمَةٌ، خُدَّامٌ
student	طَالِبٌ - طَلَبَةٌ، طُلاَّبٌ، طَالِبُونَ، طَالِبَاتٌ
employee	عَامِلٌ - عَمَلَةٌ، عُمَّالٌ، عَامِلاَتٌ
killer	قَاتِلٌ - قَتَلَة، قُتَّالٌ، قَاتِلُونَ، قَاتِلاَتٌ
writer	كَاتِبٌ - كَتَبَةٌ، كُتَّابٌ، كَاتِبُونَ، كَاتِبَاتٌ
priest	كَاهِنٌ -  كَهَنَةٌ، كُهَّانٌ
skilled	مَاهِرٌ - مَهَرَةٌ
- - - - -
brave	شُجَاعٌ، شِجَاعٌ - شَجَعَةٌ، شُجْعَانٌ، شُجَاعَاتٌ

Last updated: 5 May 2014.


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Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns 4Ai+N "4th Long Alif i + Noon" (LiLLaaNun)

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Many Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives have a long vowel.
Some of them start with a letter with vowel "i,"
have Alif (long "a") as a fourth letter, and end with Noon.
The rhythm is "LiLLaaNun."
They belong to "4th Long Alif i + N" group.

Here are examples of words belonging to the "4th Long Alif i + N" group.

meaning	plural - singular
mouse	فَأْرٌ - فِئْرَانٌ
- - - - -
brother	أَخٌ -  إِخْوَانٌ، إِخْوَةٌ
- - - - -
dry valley	وَادٍ -  وِدْيَانٌ، أَوْدِيَةٌ
- - - - -
talk	حَدِيثٌ -  حِدْثَانٌ، أَحَادِيثُ
adolescent	صَبِيٌّ - صِبْيَانٌ، صُبْيَانٌ، صِبْيَةٌ، صَبْيَةٌ، أَصْبَيَةٌ
- - - - -
lamb	خَرُوفٌ - خِرْفَانٌ، خِرَافٌ، أَخْرِفَةٌ
- - - - -
crow	غُرَابٌ - غِرْبَانٌ، أَغْرُبٌ، أَغْرِبَةٌ
boy, youth	غُلاَمٌ - غِلْمَانٌ، غِلْمَةٌ
- - - - -
- - - - -
bull	ثَوْرٌ - ثِيرَانٌ
- - - - -
adolescent	فَتىً - فِتيَانٌ، فِتْيَةٌ
- - - - -
string	خَيْطٌ -  خِيطَانٌ، خُيُوطٌ، أَخْيَاطٌ
visitor	ضَيْفٌ -  ضِيفَانٌ، ضُيُوفٌ، أَضْيَافٌ
- - - - -
wall	حَائِطٌ - حِيطَانٌ، حِيَاطٌ، حَوَائِطُ
- - - - -
door	ٌبَاب - بِيبَانٌ، أَبْوَاب
crown	تَاجٌ - تِيجَانٌ
flame	نَارٌ - نِيرَانٌ

Last updated: 8 Oct 2014.



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Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns 3Aa4 "3rd Long Alif a (4)" (LaLaaLaa)

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Many Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives have a long vowel.

Some of them start with a letter with vowel "a," and
have an Alif (long "a") as a third letter and
an Alif maqsura (or sometimes Alif) as a fifth letter.

They belong to "3rd Long Leif a (4)" group.

The rhythm is "LaLaaLaa."

Here are examples of words belonging to the "3rd Long Alif a (4)" group.

meaning	plural - singular
giraffe	زَرَافَةٌ، زُرَافَةٌ -  زَرَافَى، زَرَائِفُ
- - - - -
sweet(s)	حَلْوَى - حَلاَوَى
- - - - -
full	شَبْعَانُ - شَبَاعَى، شِبَاعٌ، شَبْعَوَاتٌ
desert	صَحْرَاءُ - صَحَارَى، صَحَارٍ، صَحْرَاوَاتٌ
virgin	عَذْرَاءُ - عَذَارَى، عَذَارٍ
lazy	كَسْلاَنُ، كَسْلَى , كَسْلاَنٌ - كَسَالَى، كُسَالَى
- - - - -
captive	أَسِيرٌ -  , أَسَارَى، أُسَرَاءُ، أَسْرَى
widow(er)	أَيِّمٌ - أَيَامَى، أَيَائِمُ
sad	حَزِينٌ - حَزَانَى، حُزَنَاءُ، حِزَانٌ
ugly	قَبِيحٌ -  قَبَاحَى، قِبَاحٌ، قُبْحَى، قَبِيحَاتٌ
ill	مَرِيضٌ - مَرَاضَى، مَرْضَى، مَرِيضَاتٌ
orphan	يَتِيمٌ، يَتِيمَةٌ - يَتَامَى، أَيْتَامٌ، يَتِيمَاتٌ
- - - - -
mirror	مِرْآةٌ -  مَرَاتَا، مَرَاءٍ
- - - - -
will	نِيَّةٌ - نَوَايَا، نِيَّاتٌ
- - - - -
female	أُنْثَى - أَنَاثَى، إِنَاثٌ

Last updated: 5 May 2014.



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Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns S+A3 "Short + Hamza over Alif (3)" (ALLuLun)

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Some of Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives do not include a long vowel.
Some of those only-short-vowel plural forms have a Hamza over Alif on the head.

Among them,  a plural form of words belonging to
"Short + Hamza over Alif (3)"  have rhythm "ALLuLun."

 Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short + Hamza over Alif (3)" group.

meaning	plural - singular
sea	بَحْرٌ -أَبْحُرٌ، بِحَارٌ، بُحُورٌ، أَبْحَارٌ
young camel	بَكْرٌ - أَبْكُرٌ، بُكْرَانٌ
letter	حَرْفٌ - أَحْرُفٌ، حُرُوفٌ
head	رَأْسٌ - أَرْؤُسٌ، رُؤُوسٌ، رُءُوسٌ
flower	زَهْرٌ، زَهْرَةٌ - أَزْهُرٌ، أَزْهَارٌ، أَزَاهِرُ، أَزَاهِيرُ، زُهُورٌ،  زَهْرَاتٌ
ceiling	سَقْفٌ - أَسْقُفٌ، سُقُفٌ، سُقُوفٌ، سَقُوفَاتٌ
share	سَهْمٌ - أَسْهُمٌ
month	شَهْرٌ -  أَشْهُرٌ، شُهُورٌ
era	عَصْرٌ -  أَعْصُرٌ، أَعْصَارٌ، عُصُورٌ
bone	عَظْمٌ -  أَعْظُمٌ، عِظَامٌ
branch	فَرْعٌ - أَفْرُعٌ، فُرُوعٌ
planet	نَجْمٌ - أَنْجُمٌ، نُجُومٌ
mind	نَفْسٌ - أَنْفُسٌ، نُفُوسٌ
river	نَهْرٌ - أَنْهُرٌ، أَنْهَارٌ، نُهُورٌ
- - - - -
wing	جَنَاحٌ -  أَجْنُحٌ، أَجْنِحَةٌ
- - - - -
forehead	جَبِينٌ -  أَجْبٌُن، أَجْبِنَةٌ، جُبُن
- - - - -
bridge	جِسْرٌ - أَجْسُرٌ، جُسُورٌ
leg	رِجْلٌ - أَرْجُلٌ
- - - - -
crow	غُرَابٌ - أَغْرُبٌ، غِرْبَانٌ، أَغْرِبَةٌ

Last updated: 3 May 2014.


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Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns S+A1 "Short + Hamza over Alif (1)" (ALLiLaTun)

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Some of Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives do not include a long vowel.

Some of those only-short-vowel plural forms have:
a Hamza over Alif on the head;
a Ta Marbuta on the tail; and
a rhythm "ALLiLaTun."

They belong to "Short + Hamza over Alif (1)" group.

Here are examples of words belonging to the "Short + Hamza over Alif (1)" group.

meaning	plural - singular
club	نَادٍ - أَنْدِيَةٌ، نَوَادٍ
dry valley	وَادٍ - أَوْدِيَةٌ، وِدْيَانٌ
- - - - -
cost	ثَمَنٌ -أَثْمِنَةٌ، أَثْمَانٌ
- - - - -
puppy	جَرْوٌ، جِرْوٌ، جُرْوٌ - أَجْرِيَةٌ، أَجْرٍ، جِرَاءٌ، أَجْرَاءٌ
wing	جَنَاحٌ - أَجْنِحَةٌ، أَجْنُحٌ
answer	جَوَابٌ - أَجْوِبَةٌ
drug	دَوَاءٌ - أَدْوِيَةٌ
epoch	زَمَانٌ - أَزْمِنَةٌ
food	طَعَامٌ -  أَطْعِمَةٌ
breakfast, lunch	غَدَاءٌ - أَغْدِيَةٌ
place	مَكَانٌ -  أَمْكِنَة، أَمَاكِنُ
activity	نَشَاطٌ - أَنْشِطَةٌ، نَشَاطَاتٌ
air	هَوَاءٌ - أَهْوِيَةٌ، أَهْوَاءٌ
- - - - -
forehead	جَبِينٌ - أَجْبِنَةٌ، جُبُن، أَجْبٌُن
pavement	رَصِيفٌ - أَرْصِفَةٌ
loaf	رَغِيفٌ - أَرْغِفَةٌ، رُغْفَانٌ، رُغُفٌ
way	سَبِيلٌ -  أَسْبِلَةٌ، سُبُلٌ
team	فَرِيقٌ - أَفْرِقَةٌ، فُرُوقٌ، أَفْرِقَاءُ
shirt	قَمِيصٌ - أَقْمِصَةٌ، قُمْصَانٌ، قُمُصٌ
- - - - -
lamb	خَرُوفٌ - أَخْرِفَةٌ، خِرْفَانٌ، خِرَافٌ
post	عَمُودٌ - أَعْمِدَةٌ، عُمُدٌ، عَمَدٌ
- - - - -
container	إِنَاءٌ - آنِيَةٌ، أَوَانٍ
carpet	ٌبِسَاطٌ - أَبْسِطَةٌ، بُسُطٌ، بِسَاطَاتٌ
appliance	جِهَازٌ, جَهَازٌ - أَجْهِزَةٌ، جِهَازَاتٌ
boot(s)	حِذَاءٌ - أَحْذِيَةٌ
horse	حِصَانٌ - أَحْصِنَةٌ، حُصُنٌ
donkey	حِمَارٌ - أَحْمِرَةٌ، حَمِيرٌ، حُمُرٌ
comforter	لِحَافٌ - ألْحِفَةٌ، لُحُفٌ
example	مِثَالٌ - أَمْثِلَة , مُثُلٌ
order	نِظَامٌ -  أَنْظِمَةٌ، نُظُمٌ، نِظَامَاتٌ
- - - - -
smoke	ٌدُخَانٌ، دُخَّانٌ - أَدْخِنَة
question	سُؤَالٌ - أَسْئِلَةٌ
crow	غُرَابٌ - أَغْرِبَةٌ، غِرْبَانٌ، أَغْرُبٌ
fabric	قُمَاشٌ - أَقْمِشَةٌ

Last updated: 12 Oct 2014.



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