LessonsThe 14 Morphological Persons (Seegah)Quiz

Arabic distinguishes three number categories:

Simple exampleMeaningTerm
one man / one womanoneواحد
two men / two womenexactly twoتثنیہ
a groupmore than twoجمع

The dual category is especially important: Arabic gives exactly two people their own grammatical form.

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Number: One, Two, or More?

The 14 Morphological Persons (Seegah)

Arabic distinguishes three number categories:

Simple exampleMeaningTerm
one man / one womanoneواحد
two men / two womenexactly twoتثنیہ
a groupmore than twoجمع

The dual category is especially important: Arabic gives exactly two people their own grammatical form.