broken plural
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gebrochener Plural
An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the…An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is مَكَاتِب (makātib, “desks”), the plural form of مَكْتَب (maktab, “desk”).
Meaning
1 sensesAn irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is مَكَاتِب (makātib, “desks”), the plural form of مَكْتَب (maktab, “desk”).
gebrochener Plural
Translations
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By meaning 1
in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels:
Origin
Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر (jamʕ mukassar).
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Forms
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