Saturday, May 31, 2014

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.

meaningplural - singular
darlingحَبِيبٌ -  أَحِبَّةٌ، أَحِبَّاءُ، أَحْبَابٌ 
bedسَرِيرٌ - أَسِرَّةٌ، سُرُرٌ، سَرَايِرُ
healthy, true    صَحِيحٌ -  أَصِحَّةٌ، أَصِحَّاءُ، صِحَاحٌ
doctorطَبِيبٌ - أَطِبَّةٌ، أَطِبَّاءُ
preciousعَزِيزٌ -  أَعِزَّةٌ، أَعِزَّاءُ
- - - - -
toothسِنٌّ - أَسِنَّةٌ، أَسْنَانٌ، أَسُنٌّ 
- - - - -
leaderإِمَامٌ - أَئِمَّةٌ، أَيِمَّةٌ
- - - - -
crownإِكْلِيلٌ -  أَكِلَّةٌ، أَكَالِيلُ

Last updated: 31 May 2014.




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Sunday, May 25, 2014

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)






Tuesday, May 6, 2014

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
edgeحَرْفٌ - حِرَفٌ
- - - - -
suitبَدْلَةٌ -  بِدَلٌ، بَدَلاَتٌ 
flatشَقَّةٌ - شِقَقٌ، شُقَقٌ، شَقَّاتٌ  
- - - - -
catقِطٌّ - قِطَطٌ، قِطَاطٌ، قِطَطَةٌ
- - - - -
hatredإِحْنَةٌ - إِحَنٌ
needleإِبْرَةٌ - إِبَرٌ
innovationبِدْعَةٌ - بِدَعٌ 
pondبِرْكَةٌ - بِرَكٌ
handicraftحِرْفَةٌ - حِرَفٌ
portion, class  حِصَّةٌ - حِصَصٌ
merchandise سِلْعَةٌ - سِلَعٌ
teamفِرْقَةٌ - فِرَقٌ
storyقِصَّةٌ - قِصَصٌ
pieceقِطْعَةٌ - قِطَعٌ
ratioنِسْبَةٌ - نِسَبٌ

Last updated: 8 Oct 2014.



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Monday, May 5, 2014

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
youngشَابٌّ - شَبَبَةٌ، شُبَّانٌ، شَبَابٌ، شَابَّاتٌ
- - - - -
maliciousخَبِيثٌ - خَبَثَةٌ، خُبَثَاءُ، أَخْبَاثٌ، خُبْثٌ، خَبِيثُونَ، خَبِيثَاتٌ، خَبَائِثُ
grandsonحَفِيدٌ، حَفِيدَةٌ - حَفَدَةٌ، أَحْفَادٌ،   حَفِيدَاتٌ
weakضَعِيفٌ - ضَعَفَةٌ، ضِعَافٌ، ضُعَفَاءُ، ضَعَائِفُ   
- - - - -
sinfulآثِمٌ - أَثَمَةٌ، آثِمُونَ ، آثِمَاتٌ
ignorantجَاهِلٌ - جَهَلَةٌ، جُهَّلٌ، جُهَّالٌ، جُهَلاَءُ، جَاهِلُونَ، جَاهِلاَتٌ
guardianحَافِظٌ - حَفَظَةٌ، حُفَّاظٌ، حَافِظُونَ، حَافِظَاتٌ
attendantخَادِمٌ -  خَدَمَةٌ، خُدَّامٌ
studentطَالِبٌ - طَلَبَةٌ، طُلاَّبٌ، طَالِبُونَ، طَالِبَاتٌ
employeeعَامِلٌ - عَمَلَةٌ، عُمَّالٌ، عَامِلاَتٌ
killerقَاتِلٌ - قَتَلَة، قُتَّالٌ، قَاتِلُونَ، قَاتِلاَتٌ
writerكَاتِبٌ - كَتَبَةٌ، كُتَّابٌ، كَاتِبُونَ، كَاتِبَاتٌ
priestكَاهِنٌ -  كَهَنَةٌ، كُهَّانٌ
skilledمَاهِرٌ - مَهَرَةٌ
- - - - -
braveشُجَاعٌ، شِجَاعٌ - شَجَعَةٌ، شُجْعَانٌ، شُجَاعَاتٌ

Last updated: 5 May 2014.


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Sunday, May 4, 2014

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.

meaningplural - singular
mouseفَأْرٌ - فِئْرَانٌ 
- - - - -
brotherأَخٌ -  إِخْوَانٌ، إِخْوَةٌ
- - - - -
dry valley

وَادٍ -  وِدْيَانٌ، أَوْدِيَةٌ
- - - - -
talk حَدِيثٌ -  حِدْثَانٌ، أَحَادِيثُ 
adolescentصَبِيٌّ - صِبْيَانٌ، صُبْيَانٌ، صِبْيَةٌ، صَبْيَةٌ، أَصْبَيَةٌ
- - - - -
lambخَرُوفٌ - خِرْفَانٌ، خِرَافٌ، أَخْرِفَةٌ
- - - - -
crow        غُرَابٌ - غِرْبَانٌ، أَغْرُبٌ، أَغْرِبَةٌ
boy, youthغُلاَمٌ - غِلْمَانٌ، غِلْمَةٌ
- - - - -
- - - - -
bull    ثَوْرٌ - ثِيرَانٌ
- - - - -
adolescentفَتىً - فِتيَانٌ، فِتْيَةٌ
- - - - -
stringخَيْطٌ -  خِيطَانٌ، خُيُوطٌ، أَخْيَاطٌ
visitorضَيْفٌ -  ضِيفَانٌ، ضُيُوفٌ، أَضْيَافٌ
- - - - -
wallحَائِطٌ - حِيطَانٌ، حِيَاطٌ، حَوَائِطُ
- - - - -
doorٌبَاب - بِيبَانٌ، أَبْوَاب
crownتَاجٌ - تِيجَانٌ
flameنَارٌ - نِيرَانٌ

Last updated: 8 Oct 2014.



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