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Plurals

Forming the plural

Masculine -ā → -e in the plural

A common pattern.

📊 Plurals
Type Singular → Plural Example
masc. -ā → -e لڑکے (boys)
masc. (other) no change (nom.) گھر (houses)
fem. -ī → -iyān لڑکیاں (girls)
fem. (other) + -en کتابیں (books)
💬 Examples
لڑکا → لڑکے
laṛkā → laṛke
boy → boys
📝 -ā → -e (masculine plural)
کمرا → کمرے
kamrā → kamre
room → rooms
📝 Masculine -ā plural
Feminine -ī → -iyān

The feminine plural pattern.

💬 Examples
لڑکی → لڑکیاں
laṛkī → laṛkiyān
girl → girls
📝 -ī → -iyān (feminine plural)
کرسی → کرسیاں
kursī → kursiyān
chair → chairs
📝 Feminine plural
Other masculine nouns don't change (nominative)

Number shown by context / the verb.

💬 Examples
ایک گھر / دو گھر
ek ghar / do ghar
one house / two houses
📝 گھر unchanged in the plural
آدمی
ādmī
man / men
📝 Same form, singular & plural