Lesson 7

The broken plural - (

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The broken plural is that ism in which the form of the singular
ism is broken, that is, changed. It has no fixed rules for making
it. Sometimes letters are added or deleted and sometimes there is
merely a change in the Harakat.
In English we have broken plural too, some examples:
goose = geese

tooth = teeth

mouse = mice leaf = leaves

man = men

woman = women wife = wives

life = lives

knife = knives

loaf = loaves

he = they

I = we

Here we list some of the groups of the broken plural which are
used most often:

Munsarif ( )groups

pen

time

door

work , deed

rain

baby

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camel

sea

man

servant

mountain

reward

heart

fountain

king , owner

soul

messenger

face

town, city

path, creed,
faith, belief

soul

leg

dog

book ,
document

page , news
paper

ship , boat

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sea

river

eye

month

Ghair Munsarif ( ) groups

poor

leader

agent ,
trustee

guardian ,
master

friend

beloved ,
darling

scholar

stranger

minister

prophet

rich

groups

near ,
relative

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mosque

transport

key

star

jewel , gem

desk, office

warning
and advice

letter

component

earthquake,
shaken

) groups ( Alif Maqsoorah

groups

dead

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ill

murdered

thrown on
the ground

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)( Full chart of broken plural

masculine and feminine.

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