13.14 As in the dual, any feminine noun which has a final hamzah.. َ.ـا ُء /...a ̄
u/ replaces it in the plural with wa ̄w (^) و /w/, e.g.
13.15 As in the dual, an adjective always agrees in gender and case
with the noun it qualifies, e.g.
13.16 An adjective qualifying a sound feminine plural referring to
non-human beings or things is in the feminine singular, e.g.
Note a: The general principle is that plural non-human nouns are grammatically
feminine singular, which is why the adjective and any other element (including
the verb) that qualifies such a noun will also be in the feminine singular. This is
called agreement or concord.
Note b: If two nouns of different gender are qualified by the same element, that
element will be in the masculine dual.
Masc. sing. Plur. nom. (fem.) Plur. acc. and gen. (fem.)
ما ٌمََّح مـا َما ٌتََّحـ ما َما ٍتََّح
h
̇
amma ̄mun, bath (m.) h
̇
amma ̄ma ̄tun,
baths (f.)
h
̇
amma ̄ma ̄tin, (of)
baths (f.)
Sing. (fem.) Plur. nom. (fem.) Plur. acc. and gen. (fem.)
َص ْح َرا ُء َصح َرا َوا ٌت َص ْح َرا َوا ٍت
s
̇
ah
̇
ra ̄
u, a desert s
̇
ah
̇
ra ̄wa ̄tun, deserts s
̇
ah
̇
ra ̄wa ̄tin, (of) deserts
طاِل َبا ُت َم ِري َضا ٌتَّ َأل َما ِه َرا ٌتَأْلـ ُم َمـ ِّر َضا ُت
at
̇
-t
̇
a ̄liba ̄tu marı-d
̇
a ̄tun.
al-mumarrid
̇
a ̄tu ma ̄hira ̄tun.
The students (f.) are ill. The nurses (f.) are skilled.
ِإ ْم ِت َحا َنا ٌت َسـ ْهَل ٌة َصـ ْعـ َب ٌة س َن َوا ُت َّ َأل
imtih
̇
a ̄na ̄tun sahlatun
a-sanawa ̄tu s
̇
a
batun.
easy examinations The years are difficult.
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