Comparative Chart of Feminine Rational Nouns

Dual and Plural Definite Nouns and the Case-Ending Rule for Non-Rational Plurals

● Study this chart showing the changes in feminine rational nouns:

Meaning / example
Singular
Dual
Plural

Female student
اَلطَّالِبَةُ قَائِمَةٌ
اَلطَّالِبَتَانِ قَائِمَتَانِ
اَلطَّالِبَاتُ قَائِمَاتٌ

Female hypocrite
اَلْمُنَافِقَةُ خَائِفَةٌ
اَلْمُنَافِقَتَانِ خَائِفَتَانِ
اَلْمُنَافِقَاتُ خَائِفَاتٌ

Woman
اَلْمَرْأَةُ ضَاحِكَةٌ
اَلْمَرْأَتَانِ ضَاحِكَتَانِ
اَلنِّسَاءُ ضَاحِكَاتٌ — اَلنِّسَاءُ is a broken plural.

Girl
اَلْبِنْتُ بَاكِيَةٌ
اَلْبِنْتَانِ بَاكِيَتَانِ
اَلْبَنَاتُ بَاكِيَاتٌ