Arabic Plural form of the Demonstrative Pronoun
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- In order to convert a singular feminine noun or adjective to plural the following steps should be taken: The last letter ة of the feminine word is replaced with ات
صَغِيرَةٌ ====== صَغِيرَاتٌ
Small things (feminine) ========== A small thing (feminine)
مَعَ مُدَرِّسَةٍ ====== مَعَ مُدَرِّسَاتٍ
With female teachers ========== With a female teacher
الْمُهَنْدِسَةُ ====== الْمُهَنْدِسَاتُ
The female engineers ========== The female engineer
- Let’s take some examples to understand this rule:
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A female instructor is in the house |
فِي الْبَيْتِ مُعَلِّمَةٌ. |
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Female instructors are in the house |
فِي الْبَيْتِ مُعَلِّمَاتٌ. |
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This female student is hard working |
هَذِهِ الطَّالِبَةُ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ. |
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These female students are hard working |
هَؤُلاءِ الطَّالِبَاتُ مُجْتَهِدَاتٌ. |
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I went with a female engineer |
ذَهَبْتُ مَعَ مُهَنْدِسَةٍ. |
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I went with female engineers |
ذَهَبْتُ مَعَ مُهَنْدِسَاتٍ. |
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Khalida visited a female scholar |
زَارَتْ خَالِدَةُ عَالِمَةً. |
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Khalida visited female scholars |
زَارَتْ خَالِدَةُ عَالِمَاتٍ.
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