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Nouns, Gender & Definiteness

Nouns, gender, number, definiteness and the idafa possessive construction.
كِتَابَانِ
two books
kitaabaani
The dual ending -aani means 'two'
مُدَرِّسَانِ
two teachers
mudarrisaani
Dual, masculine
مُدَرِّسُونَ
teachers (m)
mudarrisuuna
Sound masculine plural -uuna
مُدَرِّسَات
teachers (f)
mudarrisaat
Sound feminine plural -aat
كُتُب
books
kutub
A broken plural changes the word's shape
أَوْلَاد
boys
awlaad
Broken plural of walad
بُيُوت
houses
buyuut
Broken plural of bayt
رِجَال
men
rijaal
Broken plural of rajul
مُعَلِّمَة
teacher (f)
mu'allima
Feminine of mu'allim
طَالِبَة
student (f)
taaliba
The ة makes it feminine