English

Noun

sound plural ‎(plural sound plurals)

1. (grammar, linguistics) In the Semitic 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 مُسْلِمٌ ‎(muslimun, “a Muslim”), formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ ‎(-ūna), and مُسْلِمَاتٌ ‎(muslimātun, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ ‎(-ātun). This contrasts with broken plurals, which involve changes to the stem (the addition or removal of letters).

Antonyms

• broken plural

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