Lesson 53 – الدَّرْسُ الثَّالِثُ وَالْخَمْسُونَ
The Maqŝūr Noun الاسـْمُ المَقْصُورُ
Dual and plural forms of the Maqŝūr noun - تَثْنِيَةُ الاسْمِ المَقْصُورِ وَجَمْعُه
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- The Maqŝūr noun [a noun ending with a long alif /-ā/] may be singular or plural. In the following we will learn how to make the dual and plural forms of the Maqŝūr noun. Study the following:
| Singular Maqŝūr noun | Translation | Singular Sentence |
| /fatan/ | This is a strong boy | |
| /hudā/ | This is Huda | |
| /ξaŝā/ | my father has a strong stick | |
| /mustashfan/ | This is a big hospital | |
| /muŝŧafā/ | This is Mustafa | |
| /murtadha/ | This is Murtada |
| Plural Maqŝūr noun | Plural Sentence | Dual Maqŝūr noun | Dual Sentence |
| /fityānun/ | /fatayāni/ | ||
| /hudayātun/ | /hudayāni/ | ||
| /ξasawātun/ | /ξasawāni/ | ||
| /mustashfayātun/ | /mustashfayāni/ | ||
| /muŝŧafawna/ | /muŝŧafayāni/ | ||
| /murtađawna/ | /murtađayāni/ |
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- Note that we divided the examples into singular, dual and plural. Note also that the Maqŝūr noun may be consisted of three letters [فَتَى , هُدى, عَصا] or more than three letters [مُرْتَضَى, مُسْتَشْفَى], and each has its own dual and plural forms:
| If the Maqŝūr noun consists of three letters, the long alif "ا" will change into its origin, which is either "و" or "ي". Consider the following examples: | Dual | Translation | Singular |
| /ξaŝawāt-un/ | /ξaŝawān-i/ | (one) stick | /ξaŝā/ |
| /fityānun/ | /fatayāni/ | (one) boy | /fatā/ |
- Note: the word " عَصَا" is feminine, so it takes the sound feminine plural form, i.e. adding the suffix "ات" to the singular form (see Lesson 54). The plural form of the word " فَـتَـى" is irregular masculine plural (see Lesson 13)
- If the Maqŝūr noun is consisted of four letters or more, always change the long alif to yā' "ي" to get the dual form, for example: مُرْتَضَى and مُصْطَفَى change to مُرْتَضَـيـانِ and مُصْطَفَـيـانِ To get the plural masculine form of Maqŝūr noun consisted of at least four letters, omit the long alif and add the plural suffix "ـون" in the nominative case and "ـين" in the accusative and genitive cases, for example:مُرْتَضَى and مُصْطَفَى change to مُرْتَضَيْنَ, (مُرْتَضَوْنَ)and مُصْطَفَيْنَ, (مُصْطَفَوْنَ)