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sound plural

sound plural noun: 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).

Noun

sound plural (plural sound plurals)

  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).
    Antonyms:
    broken plural

sound plural meaning in Arabic

sound plural in Arabic

in Arabic and other languages, regular plural formed by adding a suffix
جَمْع سَالِم jamʕ sālim

Antonyms of sound plural

Forms of sound plural

pluralsound plurals

Origin of sound plural

Calque of Arabic جَمْع سَالِم (jamʕ sālim).

Questions about sound plural

What does sound plural mean?
Sound plural means 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).
What is sound plural in Arabic?
Sound plural in Arabic is جَمْع سَالِم (jamʕ sālim). See Sound plural meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sound plural?
Sound plural is a noun.
What is the plural of sound plural?
The plural of sound plural is sound plurals.

Words near sound plural in the dictionary

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