Lesson 21 - اَلدَّرْسُ الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرُون
The Diptotes (continued…) - اَلْمَمْنُوعُ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ
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- In this section, we will learn about one more group of the Diptotes, i.e. another type of the un-nunated noun In-Shā’-Allâh.
- Some of the Patterns of Broken Plurals: There are some patterns of broken plurals which never take Tanwīn i.e., the double vowel sign e.g.:
- فُعَلاءُ i.e., زُمَلاءُ (Colleagues)
- أَفْعِلاءُ i.e., أَغْنِيَاءُ (Rich)
- مَفَاعِلُ i.e., مَسَاجِدُ (Mosques)
- مَفَاعِيلُ i.e., مَصَابِيحُ (Lamps)
- Let’s take some examples for better understanding of the rule:
| Picture | Reason of Unnunation | Translation | Arabic |
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| Broken Plural on the Pattern فُعَلاءُ | Where are your colleagues? | |
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| In the street there are poor people | ||
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| Many partners went together | ||
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| Broken Plural on the Pattern أَفْعِلاءُ | They are friends | |
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| These merchants are rich | ||
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| Broken Plural on the Pattern مَفَاعِلُ | There are a lot of schools in this village. | |
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| These are beautiful mosques. | ||
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| These are wooden desks. | ||
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| Broken Plural on the Pattern مَفَاعِيلُ | Golden keys are for the house | |
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| These handkerchiefs are dirty |
