Lesson 51 – الدَّرْسُ الْواحِدُ وَالْخَمْسُونَ

The Mamdūd Noun  الاسـم الممـدود

Dual and Plural Forms of the Mamdūd Noun - جَمْعُ وَتَثْنَيةُ الاِسْمِ المَمْدُودِ

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  • Getting the dual and plural forms of the Mamdūd Noun depends on the type of its hamza.
    1- Radical hamza: If the hamza is radical, it remains as it is in the dual and plural forms. Consider the following examples:

بَرَّاء

/barrâ'/

دَرَّاء

/darrâ'/

قَرَّاء

/qarrâ'/

مُفْرَد مُذَكَّر

Masculine singular

بَرَّاءة

/barrâ'ah

دَرَّاءَة

/darrâ'ah/

قَرَّاءَة

/qarra'ah/

مُفْرَد مُؤَنَّث

Feminine singular

بَرَّاءانِ

/barrâ'āni/

دَرَّاءَانِ

/darrâ'āni/

قَرَّاءَانِ

/qarrâ'āni/

مثنى مرفوع

Dual, in the nominative case

بَرَّائَيْنِ

/barrâ'ayni/

دَرَّائَيْنِ

/darrâ'ayni/

قَرَّائَينِ

/qrrâ'ayni/

مُثَنَّى مَنْصُوب أو مَجْرُور

Dual, in the accusative or genitive case

بَرَّاؤونَ

/barrâ'ūna/

دَرَّاؤُونَ

/darrâ'ūna/

قَرَّاؤونَ

/qarrâ'ūna/

جَمْعُ مُذَكَّر

Masculine plural  

بَرَّاءَات

/barrâ'āt/

دَرَّاءَات

/darrâ'āt/

قَرَّاءات

/qarrâ'āt/

جَمْعُ مُؤَنَّث

Feminine plural

  • As you see, the hamza does not change in the feminine or masculine dual and plural forms of the Mamdūd Noun because this hamza is radical أصْليّةٌ.
    2- Converted hamza: If the hamza of the Mamdūd Noun is converted from wāw (
    و) or yā' (ي), it can be converted into wāw (و), or it can remain as it is in the dual and plural forms. Consider the following examples:

بَبَّغَاء

/babbaghā'/

بَلاء

/balā'/

بَنَّاء

/bannā’/

مُفْرَد مُذَكَّر

Masculine singular

........

.......

سَماء

/samā'/

مُفْرَد مُؤَنَّث

Feminine singular

بَبَّغَاءانِ/بَبَّغاوانِ

/babbaghā'ni/, /babbaghāwāni/

بَلاءَانِ/بَلاوانِ

/balā'āni/, /balāwāni/

سماءانِ/سماوانِ

/samā'āni/, /samāwāni/

 

مثنى مرفوع

Dual, in the nominative case

بَبَّغَاءَيْنِ/بَبَّغَاوَيْنِ

/babbaghā'ayni/, /babbaghāwayni/

بَلاءَيْنِ/بَلاوَيْنِ

/balā'ayni/, /balāwayni/

سَماءَيْنِ/سَماوَيْنِ

/samā'ayni/, /samāwayni/

مُثَنَّى مَنْصُوب أو مَجْرُور

Dual, in the accusative or genitive case

........

.........

بَنَّاءونَ / بَنَّاوونَ

/bannā’ūna/, /bannāwūna/

جَمْعُ مُذَكَّر

Masculine plural  

بَبَّغَاءَات/بَبَّغَاوَات

/babbaghā'āt/, /babbaghāwāt/

بَلاءَات/بَلاوات

/balā'āt/

/balāwāt/

سَماءَات/سَماوات

/samā'āt/, /samāwāt/

جَمْعُ مُؤَنَّث

Feminine plural

  • 3- Augmented hamza for femininity: If the hamza of the Mamdūd Noun is augmented for femininity, it will change into wāw (و). Consider the following examples:

حَسْنَاء

/ħasnā'/

زَرْقاء

/zarqâ'/

صَحْرَاء

/ŝaħrâ'/

مُفْرَد مُؤَنَّث

Feminine singular

حَسْنَاوان

/ħasnāwāni/

زَرْقاوان

/zarqâwāni/

صَحْرَاوانِ

/ŝaħrâwāni/

مثنى مرفوع

Dual, in the nominative case

حَسْنَاوَيْن

/ħasnāwayni/

زَرْقاوَيْن

/zarqāwayni/

صَحْرَاوَيْنِ

/ŝaħrāwayni/

مُثَنَّى مَنْصُوب أو مَجْرُور

Dual, in the accusative or genitive case

حَسْنَاوات

/ħasnāwāt/

زَرْقاوات

/zarqâwāt/

صَحْرَاواتٌ

/ŝaħrâwāt/

جَمْعُ مُؤَنَّث

Feminine plural