Arabic Tutor – Volume

Volume Two

(3
m "B *L) is the broken plural of (-u $JM*).

If the (,) is a broken plural of an intelligent being,

whether masculine or feminine, the verb can either be used
masculine or feminine.
Examples:

Analysis Feminine Masculine

Verb Verb
The (,) is masculine. !S M|  —
I JJ$ !S M|  !J J$
The (,) is feminine. eu "M 
B *I —
B JJ$ eu "M 
B *I !J J$

Similarly, if the (,) is a collective noun (o©
)9 or it is

('>> ¨v r*¦)10, both forms are permissible.

9 See Terminology in Volume One.

10 A word that does not have a living masculine opposite.

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