Plurals

Nouns: Plurals

June 28, 2025
Arabic, Grammar, Plurals

Nouns: Plurals (الجمع) #

Arabic plurals fall into two main types:
Sound (regular) plurals and Broken (irregular) plurals.

Sound Plurals (الجمع السالم) #

A sound plural keeps the singular word intact and adds a regular ending.
The root structure does not change.

1. Masculine Sound Plural (جمع المذكر السالم) #

Formed by adding:

  • ونَ in the nominative (مرفوع)
  • ينَ in the accusative/genitive (منصوب / مجرور)
SingularPlural (Nom.)Plural (Acc./Gen.)Meaning
مُعَلِّممُعَلِّمُونَمُعَلِّمِينَteacher(s)
مُهَنْدِسمُهَنْدِسُونَمُهَنْدِسِينَengineer(s)
مُسْلِممُسْلِمُونَمُسْلِمِينَMuslim(s)

2. Feminine Sound Plural (جمع المؤنث السالم) #

Formed by changing ة → ات or adding ات.