{"id":85,"date":"2009-07-24T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T22:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=85"},"modified":"2014-06-19T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T15:22:33","slug":"broken-plurals-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/broken-plurals-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken plurals in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have explained sound plurals in a previous post. These are plurals that are formed by adding a suffix to the end of the word without making further changes. The broken plurals (<\/span>\u062c\u0645\u0639 <\/span>\u0627\u0644<\/span>\u062a\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0631<\/span>) involve changing the internal structure of the word; that\u2019s why they are called broken plurals. This change may involve adding letters inside the word (infixes), moving letters round, or following a certain pattern. Broken plurals are very tricky for non-native speakers, because there is not a single rule that you can learn to make a plural from a given word. However, there are certain patterns that are common to this category. In the examples below, I give some of the most common patterns of broken plurals and some examples of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\u0641\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0637\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0628\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

student<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0633\u0631\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

family<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062d\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062d\u0627\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

holder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u063a\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0641<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u063a\u0631\u0641\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

room<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0642\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

killer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u062c\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062c\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

sentence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u064f\u0644 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0646\u064f\u0634\u064e\u0637\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0646\u0627\u0634\u0637<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

activist<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0645\u064f\u062f\u064f\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

city<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062d\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062d\u0643\u064a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

wise<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0643\u064f\u062a\u064f\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

book<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u063a\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u063a\u0631\u064a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

stranger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0631\u064f\u0633\u064f\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

messanger<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u0641\u0639\u0650\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u0650\u0639\u064e\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0623\u064e\u0633\u0626\u0650\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0633\u0624\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

question<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0642\u0650\u0637\u064e\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0637\u0639\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

piece<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064f\u062c\u0648\u0650\u0628\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

answer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0625\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0625\u0628\u0631\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

needle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064f\u062f\u064a\u0631\u0650\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062f\u064a\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

monastery<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0645\u0650\u0647\u064e\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u0647\u0646\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

profession<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u0641\u0639\u0650\u0644\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u064f\u0648\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0623\u064e\u0642\u0631\u0650\u0628\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

relative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u062f\u064f\u0631\u0648\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

lesson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064e\u0628\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0628\u0631\u0626<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

innocent<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064f\u0635\u0648\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0641\u0635\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

season<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064e\u0634\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0634\u0642\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

miserable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0628\u064f\u064a\u0648\u062a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0628\u064a\u062a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

house<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u0650\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0628\u064f\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0628\u0644\u062f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

country<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0628\u0650\u0644\u0627\u062f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0628\u0644\u062f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

country<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0631\u064f\u0647\u0628\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0631\u0627\u0647\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

monk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u062c\u0650\u0645\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062c\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

camel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0642\u064f\u0636\u0628\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0636\u064a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

bar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u062e\u0650\u0631\u0627\u0641<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062e\u0631\u0648\u0641<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

sheep<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0641\u064e\u0639\u0644\u0649<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u062c\u064e\u0648\u0639\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u062c\u0648\u0639\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

hungry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0639\u064f\u0645\u0651\u0627\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

worker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0636\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0636<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ill<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0643\u064f\u062a\u0651\u0627\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

writer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0639\u064e\u0637\u0634\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0639\u0637\u0634\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

thirsty<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0642\u064f\u0631\u0651\u0627\u0621<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0626<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

reader<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0641\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u0641\u0639\u064f\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0639\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

factor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0644\u0633\u064f\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

tongue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0634\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

street<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0634\u0647\u064f\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0634\u0647\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

month<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0642\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

mould<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0631\u062c\u064f\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0631\u0650\u062c\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

foot<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0645\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0641\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0645\u064e\u0635\u0627\u0646\u0650\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

factory<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0639\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

bride<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0645\u064e\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

school<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0642\u064e\u0628\u0627\u0626\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0628\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

tribe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0645\u064e\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0631\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

message<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u0641\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u0623\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0625\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

province<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0631\u0645\u0644<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

widow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

style<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

place<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u0623\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

week<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

\u0623\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0628<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

relative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have explained sound plurals in a previous post. These are plurals that are formed by adding a suffix to the end of the word without making further changes. The broken plurals (\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0631) involve changing the internal structure of the word; that\u2019s why they are called broken plurals. This change may involve adding letters…<\/p>\n

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