Many Arabic broken (irregular) plural nouns and adjectives have a long vowel.
another Alif with Hamza is attached to the head.
They belong to "4th Alif + A(1)" group and have rhythm "ALLiLaa u," or
belong to "4th Alif + A(2)" group and have rhythm "ALiLLaa u."
Here are examples of words belonging to the "4th Alif+ A(2)" group.
meaning | plural - singular |
lover | حَبِيبٌ - أَحِبَّاءُ، أَحِبَّةٌ، أَحْبَابٌ |
light | ٌخَفِيفٌ - أَخِفَّاءُ، خِفَافٌ، أَخْفَافٌ، خَفِيفَات |
strong | شَدِيدٌ - أَشِدَّاءُ، شِدَادٌ، شَدِيدَاتٌ |
healthy, true | صَحِيحٌ - أَصِحَّاءُ، صِحَاح، أَصِحَّةٌ |
doctor | طَبِيبٌ - أَطِبَّاءُ، أَطِبَّةٌ |
strong, precious | عَزِيزٌ - أَعِزَّاءُ، أَعِزَّةٌ |
little | قَلِيلٌ ـ أَقِلاَّءُ، قِلاَلٌ، قَلاَئِلُ |
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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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