Day 2 Flashcards
Nation
قوم ج أقوام
Kawmun/ Akwaamun
Father
أب ج آباء
Abun/ Aabaa’un
Brother
أخ ج إخوان، إخوة
Akhun/ Ikhwaanun, Ikhwatun
Mountain
جبل ج جبال
Jabalun/ Jibaalun
People
ناس ج أناس
Naasun/ Unaasun
Child, son
ولد ج أولاد
Waladun/ Awlaadun
Singular noun
مفردٌ
Mufradun
Dual
مثنًّى
Muthannan
Plural
جمع
Jam’un
Sound/ Regular
سالمٌ
Saalimun
Broken
مكسَّرٌ
Mukassarun
What is a nouns 3rd characteristic?
Number
In terms of expressing numbers, name the 3 types of nouns.
مُفْرَدٌ .1
Mufradun- singular
مُثَنَّي .2
Muthanna- dual
جَمْعٌ .3
Jam’un- plural
What does singular, dual or plural show about a noun?
The number of people or things.
Describe a singular noun.
Denotes only one person or thing
and is called مفرد (Mufradun).
Give 2 examples of a مفرد (singular) noun.
رجلٌ
Rajulun- a man
امرأةٌ
Imra’atun- a woman
Which noun denotes only 1 person or thing?
مفرد
Singular
What is مفرد?
A singular noun that denotes only 1 person or thing.
Describe a dual noun.
Denotes 2 persons or things
and is called مثني.
Which noun denotes 2 persons or things?
مثني
Muthanna- dual noun
What is مثني?
A dual noun that denotes 2 persons or things.
How do you form a dual from the singular noun?
- Replace تنوين with فتحة on the last letter of the word
- Add suffix انِ or ينِ
Change رَجُلٌ (a man) into a dual noun.
Replace تنوين on ل with فتحة.
Add suffix انِ, to form رجلان (two men).
Add suffix ينِ, to form رجلين (two men).
How is a dual formed from a singular feminine noun that ends in ة?
Replace ة for ت.
Add a فتحة on the ت.
Add suffix انِ or ينِ.
What is it called when a ة is replaced for ت when converting a singular feminine noun to dual?
التَّاءُ الْمَفْتُوْحَةُ
Attaa’ul maftuhatu
Convert the singular feminine noun جَنَّةٌ (heaven) to dual.
Replace ة for ت.
Replace the تنوين for a فتحة on the ت.
Add suffix انِ to form جَنَّتَان (two heavens).
Add suffix ينِ to form جَنَّتَيْنِ (two heavens).
What is التاء المفتوحة?
When a feminine singular noun ending in ة is converted to end in ت
before adding suffix انِ or ينِ , to form a dual noun.
For feminine words, what happens if you add انِ or ينِ after a round ة?
It (ة) is replaced for a ت.
A فتحة is added to the ت.
The singular noun has been changed to dual.