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Chapter 3

Number ‫“ عَ َد ٌد‬adad”
In arabic language the noun can be classified into three kinds with respect to
number. These are.

1. Singular ٌ‫ ِوا ِحد‬wahid

This is used for single one noun.
2. The dual ٌ‫ ُمث َّن‬musanna
This is for double for two numbers specific.
3. The plural ‫ع‬ٌ ‫ َجم‬jama
This is for more than two numbers.

ٌ ّ ‫ُمث‬
Making of Double Noun “Musata “ ‫ن‬

Follow the below rule in two steps to make singular into double.
i. Put fatha on last letter of noun.
ii. Add alif “‫ ”ا‬and noon with kasra “ٌ‫”ن‬.
ِ
For example:
Apply rule Singular Apply rule Singular
‫ان‬ ٌ ِ + ٌَ‫َصا لِح‬
ٌ ِ ‫ان = َصا لِ َح‬ ٌ ِ‫َصا ل‬
‫ح‬ ‫ن‬
ٌ ِ ‫ان = َر ُج ََل‬ ٌَ ‫َر ُج‬
ٌِ + ‫ل‬ ٌ‫َر ُجل‬
Two pious One Pious Two men One Man
‫ان‬
ٌ ِ َ‫ان = ِك َتاب‬
ٌ ِ + ‫اب‬
ٌ َ ‫ِك ِت‬ ‫اب‬
ٌ ‫ِك َت‬ ٌ ِ ‫مرا َ َت‬
‫ان‬ ٌ ِ + ‫مرا َ ٌَة‬
َ ِ‫ان = ا‬ َ ِ‫ا‬ ‫مرا َ ٌة‬
َ ِ‫ا‬
Two Books One Book Two Ladies One lady
‫ان‬ َ َ ‫ان = ا‬
ٌ ِ ‫سو َد‬ َ َ‫ا‬
ٌ ِ + ‫سو ٌَد‬ َ َ‫ا‬
‫سو ٌُد‬ ‫ان‬
ٌ ِ ‫ان = ُم َح ّم ََد‬
ٌ ِ + ‫َد‬
ٌ َ ‫ُم َح ّم‬ ‫َد‬
ٌ ‫ُم َح ّم‬
Two blacks One Black Two Muhammads One Muhammad

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Exercise:
Apply the above practice on following nouns.
Noun Double Meaning Noun Double Meaning
ٌ ِ‫ا‬
‫سم‬ ٌ‫ُمث ََن‬ ٌ َ ‫َمع‬
‫ن‬ ٌ ِ‫ا‬
‫سم‬ ٌ‫ُمث ََن‬ ٌ َ ‫َمع‬
‫ن‬
Ism Musana Ism Musana

‫س‬
ٌ ‫ار‬
ِ ‫َح‬ ٌ‫َص ِديق‬
Security Guard Friend

ٌ‫َر ُسول‬ ٌ ‫ُت َّف‬

‫اح‬
Messenger Apple

ٌ‫َمل َك‬ ٌ‫ِج َدار‬

Angle Wall

ٌ‫َس ِر ير‬ ‫َحا فِل ٌَة‬

Bed Bus

ٌ‫غُرفَة‬ ٌ ّ‫ِس ِك‬

‫ي‬
Room Knife

ٌ‫ِطفل‬ ‫ار ٌع‬

ِ ‫َش‬
Child Street

ٌ‫قَل َم‬ ٌ ّ ‫كُر ِس‬

‫ي‬
Pen Chair

‫او ل ٌَة‬
ِ ‫َط‬ ٌ‫ثَ ََّل َجة‬
Table Fridge

ٌ‫نطة‬
َ ‫َش‬ ‫ف‬
ٌ ‫تح‬
َ ‫ُم‬
Bag Museum

‫اب‬
ٌ ‫ِك َت‬ ‫م‬
ٌ ‫َخا ِد‬
Book Servant

‫ف‬
ٌ ّ ‫َر‬ ‫يذ‬
ٌ ‫ِتل ِم‬
Shelf Pupil

ٌ‫ُسوق‬ ‫ُور ٌة‬

َ ‫ُس ّب‬
Market White Board

ٌ‫َر ُجل‬ ‫َسل َّ ٌة‬

Men Basket

ٌ‫لبة‬
َ ُ‫ع‬ ‫َار ٌة‬
َ ‫َس ّي‬
Box Car

ٌ‫ِس َتار‬ ‫وج ٌة‬

َ ‫َز‬
Curtain Wife

‫ي‬
ٌ ‫َع‬ ٌ‫َع ّم‬
Eye Uncle

‫َش َج َر ٌة‬ ‫ُوب‬

ٌ ‫ك‬
Tree Cup

‫هر ٌة‬
َ ‫َز‬ ٌ‫َج ِميل‬
Flower Beautiful

‫س‬
ٌ ‫ُم َد ِّر‬ ٌ‫َص ََلة‬
Teacher Prayer

ٌ‫َو َرقَة‬ ٌ‫قِبل َة‬

Paper, Leaf Qibla

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‫د‬
ٌ ‫َي‬ ‫د‬
ٌ ‫َمس ِج‬
Hand Masjid

ٌ ‫ا َ ِم‬
‫ي‬ ‫يد‬
ٌ ‫َش ِد‬
Honest Strong

‫يف‬
ٌ ‫نَ ِح‬ ‫يد‬
ٌ ‫َج ِد‬
Weak New

ٌ‫َط ِبيب‬ ٌ ‫ُمؤم‬

‫ِن‬
Doctor Believer

ٌ‫بَ ِخيل‬ ّ ‫اب‬

ٌ ِ ‫َص َح‬
Stingy, Mean Companion

َ ‫م‬
‫ِرو َح ٌة‬ ٌ‫َص ِغي‬
Fan Small

ٌ‫َط ِو يل‬ ٌ ِ‫َصا ل‬

‫ح‬
Long Good

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