Vocabulary: Broken plurals (Lesson 18)
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَمْعُ التَّكْسِيرِ | jamʿu at-taksīr | broken plural | Grammar |
| الْقَاعِدَةُ الذَّهَبِيَّةُ | al-qāʿida adh-dhahabiyya | the Golden Rule (non-human plural → fem. sing. adj.) | Grammar |
| كِتَابٌ | kitābun | book (sing.) | Noun |
| كُتُبٌ | kutubun | books | Broken plural |
| قَلَمٌ | qalamun | pen (sing.) | Noun |
| أَقْلَامٌ | aqlāmun | pens | Broken plural |
| بَيْتٌ | baytun | house (sing.) | Noun |
| بُيُوتٌ | buyūtun | houses | Broken plural |
| رَجُلٌ | rajulun | man (sing.) | Noun |
| رِجَالٌ | rijālun | men | Broken plural |
| وَلَدٌ | waladun | boy / child (sing.) | Noun |
| أَوْلَادٌ | awlādun | boys / children | Broken plural |
| طَالِبٌ | ṭālibun | student (sing.) | Noun |
| طُلَّابٌ | ṭullābun | students | Broken plural |
Broken plurals change the word pattern (أَوْزَان). Non-human plural takes a feminine singular adjective (الْقَاعِدَةُ الذَّهَبِيَّةُ).