● Arabic speakers treat the listed or commonly used words in these groups as usage-based feminine nouns:
○ Names of winds: such as رِيحٌ (strong wind), صَرْصَرٌ (cold, fierce wind), and سَمُومٌ (hot, poisonous wind).
○ Names of wine: such as خَمْرٌ (wine) and خُرْطُومٌ (an old name for a strong, quickly intoxicating wine).
○ Names of fire: such as نَارٌ (fire), جَهَنَّمُ (Hell), سَعِيرٌ (blazing fire), and سَقَرُ (a name of Hell).
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Groups of Usage-Based Feminine Nouns (Part One)
Categories of the Grammatically Feminine: Marked and Usage-Based
● Arabic speakers treat the listed or commonly used words in these groups as usage-based feminine nouns:
○ Names of winds: such as رِيحٌ (strong wind), صَرْصَرٌ (cold, fierce wind), and سَمُومٌ (hot, poisonous wind).
○ Names of wine: such as خَمْرٌ (wine) and خُرْطُومٌ (an old name for a strong, quickly intoxicating wine).
○ Names of fire: such as نَارٌ (fire), جَهَنَّمُ (Hell), سَعِيرٌ (blazing fire), and سَقَرُ (a name of Hell).