ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ
ثَلَاثُ نِسْوَةٍ
Three men — three women.
With a masculine counted noun, the numeral takes tāʾ marbūṭah.
With a feminine counted noun, it normally lacks it.
This is the reverse of the 1–2 pattern.
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Three to Ten: Reverse Gender
Number Nouns: Rules from One to One Thousand
ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ
ثَلَاثُ نِسْوَةٍ
Three men — three women.
With a masculine counted noun, the numeral takes tāʾ marbūṭah.
With a feminine counted noun, it normally lacks it.
This is the reverse of the 1–2 pattern.