LessonsNoun Case Classes: Type 2 — Sound Feminine PluralQuiz

مُسْلِمَاتٌ and طَالِبَاتٌ are common sound feminine plurals.

But the ending «ات» alone is not proof. For example, بَيْتٌ ← أَبْيَاتٌ changes the internal plural pattern, so أَبْيَاتٌ is a broken plural.

رَأَيْتُ أَبْيَاتًا.
Translation: I saw several lines of poetry.
Here أَبْيَاتًا is accusative with fatḥa. It does not follow the sound feminine plural rule merely because the spelling ends in «ات».

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Noun Case Classes: Type 2 — Sound Feminine Plural

مُسْلِمَاتٌ and طَالِبَاتٌ are common sound feminine plurals.

But the ending «ات» alone is not proof. For example, بَيْتٌ ← أَبْيَاتٌ changes the internal plural pattern, so أَبْيَاتٌ is a broken plural.

رَأَيْتُ أَبْيَاتًا.
Translation: I saw several lines of poetry.
Here أَبْيَاتًا is accusative with fatḥa. It does not follow the sound feminine plural rule merely because the spelling ends in «ات».