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One feminine plural pattern is فُعْلَيَاتٌ. It shows a yāʾ related to the singular's final alif maqṣūrah and then the feminine plural ending -āt.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
كُبْرَيَاتٌgreater/bigger feminine entities.
صُغْرَيَاتٌsmaller feminine entities.
سُمْعَيَاتٌwomen characterised as hearing more; this form appears in the source exercise.

The -yāt sequence identifies this plural formation, whereas the next pattern uses an internal broken-plural change.

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Feminine sound plural: fuʿlayāt

Ism al-Tafḍīl: Meaning, Eight Forms, Patterns and Use

One feminine plural pattern is فُعْلَيَاتٌ. It shows a yāʾ related to the singular's final alif maqṣūrah and then the feminine plural ending -āt.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
كُبْرَيَاتٌgreater/bigger feminine entities.
صُغْرَيَاتٌsmaller feminine entities.
سُمْعَيَاتٌwomen characterised as hearing more; this form appears in the source exercise.

The -yāt sequence identifies this plural formation, whereas the next pattern uses an internal broken-plural change.