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Nouns & Gender
Masculine and feminine nouns, plural formation
کتاب
book
kitāb
Masculine noun — most nouns ending in consonant are masculine
لڑکا
boy
laṛkā
Masculine noun ending in ā — very common masculine pattern
لڑکی
girl
laṛkī
Feminine noun ending in ī — very common feminine pattern
گھر
house
ghar
Masculine noun — place nouns are often masculine
کتابیں
books
kitābẽ
Feminine plural of کتاب — non-ā nouns take ẽ in plural
لڑکے
boys
laṛke
Masculine plural — ā ending changes to e in plural
لڑکیاں
girls
laṛkiyāṃ
Feminine plural — ī ending adds āṃ suffix
پانی
water
pānī
Masculine despite ī ending — irregular gender, must memorize
ماں
mother
māṃ
Feminine noun — family terms mostly follow natural gender
باپ
father
bāp
Masculine noun — natural gender for family member
