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noun

Meaning 1

In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is مُسْلِمُونَ (muslimūna, “Muslims”), the plural form of مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”), formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ (-ūna), and مُسْلِمَاتٌ (muslimātun, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ (-ātun).

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Antonyms: broken plural

History

Etymology

Calque of Arabic جَمْع سَالِم (jamʕ sālim).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَمْع سَالِم (jamʕ sālim) — in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix
  • French: pluriel externe — in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix
  • German: gesunder Plural — in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix
  • Italian: plurale sano — in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix