Arabic – Grammar Dual and Plural Forms – 1AS – Letters

Dual and Sound Plural in Arabic

The dual and sound plural are important morphological structures in Arabic for expressing quantity.

The Dual

Formed by adding ani or ayni to the singular. Nominative: ani. Accusative and genitive: ayni. Examples: two students two books.

Sound Masculine Plural

Formed by adding una or ina. Nominative: una. Accusative and genitive: ina. Examples: Muslims believers.

Sound Feminine Plural

Formed by adding atu or ati. Examples: Muslimaat female students.

Exercises

Convert to dual and plural: 1) engineer. 2) teacher. 3) engineer female.

See Dual and Plural and Grammar.