Comments on: Non-Human Plurals Act Like Feminine Singulars http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plurals-act-like-feminine-singulars/ Master Arabic in English Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:48:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: the_middle_road http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plurals-act-like-feminine-singulars/comment-page-1/#comment-3677 the_middle_road Sun, 09 May 2010 10:56:16 +0000 http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plural-is-feminine-singular/#comment-3677 Jazakallahu khairan. Good reply. :) I think I might have found the answer: As for the الْجَمْع الْمُكَسَّر الْعَاقِل (broken plural referring to intelligent beings) when it (i.e. the الْعَامِل ) is مُسْنَد to the الضَّمِيْر referring to it (i.e. to the الْجَمْع الْمُكَسَّر الْعَاقِل ) then it is necessary for its الْعَامِل to be مُفْرَد مُؤَنَّث (feminine singular) or جَمْع مُذَكَّر (masculine plural), like: "الرِّجَالُ جَاءَتْ أَوْ جَاؤُوْا أَوْ جَائِيَةٌ أَوْ جَاؤُوْنَ" (the men came or are coming). (http://www.lisanularab.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3096&postcount=3) Jazakallahu khairan. Good reply. :)

I think I might have found the answer:

As for the الْجَمْع الْمُكَسَّر الْعَاقِل (broken plural referring to intelligent beings) when it (i.e. the الْعَامِل ) is مُسْنَد to the الضَّمِيْر referring to it (i.e. to the الْجَمْع الْمُكَسَّر الْعَاقِل ) then it is necessary for its الْعَامِل to be مُفْرَد مُؤَنَّث (feminine singular) or جَمْع مُذَكَّر (masculine plural), like: “الرِّجَالُ جَاءَتْ أَوْ جَاؤُوْا أَوْ جَائِيَةٌ أَوْ جَاؤُوْنَ” (the men came or are coming).

(http://www.lisanularab.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3096&postcount=3)

]]> By: ArabicTree http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plurals-act-like-feminine-singulars/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 ArabicTree Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:49:56 +0000 http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plural-is-feminine-singular/#comment-3675 Wa'alikum as-salaam, Allahu a'lam, I don't know. Wa’alikum as-salaam,

Allahu a’lam, I don’t know.

]]> By: the_middle_road http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plurals-act-like-feminine-singulars/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 the_middle_road Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:42:45 +0000 http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plural-is-feminine-singular/#comment-3674 Assalamu alaikum In the first ayah of the third Juz, it says 'Tilka rusul...' How come tilka is used rather than ulaa'ika? The word rusul here is being treated as singular feminine right? But it's not referring to something non-human. Assalamu alaikum

In the first ayah of the third Juz, it says ‘Tilka rusul…’ How come tilka is used rather than ulaa’ika? The word rusul here is being treated as singular feminine right? But it’s not referring to something non-human.

]]> By: Arabic Analysis of Surah Qaari’ah – Ilm Fruits http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plurals-act-like-feminine-singulars/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Arabic Analysis of Surah Qaari’ah – Ilm Fruits Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.arabictree.com/non-human-plural-is-feminine-singular/#comment-1538 [...] What’s going on? The answer is, Arabic treats the non-human plural as feminine singular. Read all about it at Arabic Tree (if you’re interested). It’s complicated, I know. That’s why Al-Jibaal works with [...] [...] What’s going on? The answer is, Arabic treats the non-human plural as feminine singular. Read all about it at Arabic Tree (if you’re interested). It’s complicated, I know. That’s why Al-Jibaal works with [...]

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