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 مُسْلِمَات (muslimāt, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ (-ātun).

Opposite
broken plural
OriginArabic جَمْع سَالِم →
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Meanings

nounsound plural (plural sound plurals)

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 مُسْلِمَات (muslimāt, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ (-ātun).

    Antonyms: broken plural

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn 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 مُسْلِمَات (muslimāt, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ (-ātun).

Opposite
broken plural

Origin

  1. Arabicجَمْع سَالِم
  2. Englishsound plural

Calque of Arabic جَمْع سَالِم (jamʕ sālim).

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Translations

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