- In this section, we will learn about one more group of the Diptotes, i.e. another type of the un-nunated noun In-Shā’-Allâh.
- Some of the Patterns of Broken Plurals: There are some patterns of broken plurals which never take Tanwīn i.e., the double vowel sign e.g.:
- فُعَلاءُ i.e., زُمَلاءُ (Colleagues)
- أَفْعِلاءُ i.e., أَغْنِيَاءُ (Rich)
- مَفَاعِلُ i.e., مَسَاجِدُ (Mosques)
- مَفَاعِيلُ i.e., مَصَابِيحُ (Lamps)
- Let’s take some examples for better understanding of the rule:
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Translation |
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Broken Plural on the Pattern فُعَلاءُ |
Where are your colleagues? |
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In the street there are poor people |
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Many partners went together |
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Broken Plural on the Pattern أَفْعِلاءُ |
They are friends |
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These merchants are rich |
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Broken Plural on the Pattern مَفَاعِلُ |
There are a lot of schools in this village. |
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These are beautiful mosques. |
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These are wooden desks. |
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Broken Plural on the Pattern مَفَاعِيلُ |
Golden keys are for the house |
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These handkerchiefs are dirty |
