9.8

Plural Noun Phrases

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The Rule

English: Add -s or -es to make plural (dog โ†’ dogs)

Judean: Add suffix based on gender:

  • Masculine: add ื™ื
  • Feminine: ื” โ†’ ื•ืช or ืช โ†’ ื•ืช

These rules don't apply to irregular nouns that exist in both languages.

Plural Suffix Chart

Type Rule Example
Masculine add ื™ื ื›ืœื‘ โ†’ ื›ืœื‘ื™ื
Feminine (ื” ending) ื” โ†’ ื•ืช ืชื•ืจื” โ†’ ืชื•ืจื•ืช
Feminine (ืช ending) ืช โ†’ ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืช โ†’ ืฉื‘ืชื•ืช

Examples

EXAMPLE 1
dogs
ื›ืœื‘ื™ื
plural ื™ื ยท dog ื›ืœื‘
EXAMPLE 2
kings
ืžืœื›ื™ื
plural ื™ื ยท king ืžืœืš
EXAMPLE 3
words
ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
plural ื™ื ยท word ื“ื‘ืจ
EXAMPLE 4
laws
ืชื•ืจื•ืช
plural ื•ืช ยท law ืชื•ืจื”
EXAMPLE 5
the dogs
ื”ื›ืœื‘ื™ื
plural ื™ื ยท dog ื›ืœื‘ ยท the ื”
EXAMPLE 6
queens
ืžืœื›ื•ืช
plural ื•ืช ยท queen ืžืœื›ื”

Common Irregular Nouns: Masculine

These masculine nouns take feminine plural endings (ื•ืช) instead of ื™ื:

English Singular Plural
father ืื‘ ืื‘ื•ืช
name ืฉื ืฉืžื•ืช
place ืžืงื•ื ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช
generation ื“ื•ืจ ื“ื•ืจื•ืช
voice ืงื•ืœ ืงื•ืœื•ืช

Common Irregular Nouns: Feminine

These feminine nouns take masculine plural endings (ื™ื) instead of ื•ืช:

English Singular Plural
woman ืืฉื” ื ืฉื™ื
city ืขื™ืจ ืขืจื™ื
year ืฉื ื” ืฉื ื™ื
word ืžืœื” ืžืœื™ื
egg ื‘ื™ืฆื” ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื

Key Points

  • Masculine plural: add ื™ื suffix
  • Feminine plural: change ending to ื•ืช
  • Suffix attaches directly to the noun
  • Some nouns take the opposite gender's plural ending
  • Irregular nouns must be memorized

*Rule discovered and documented through direct textual analysis by Itharey Daughter of the Diaspora and it is implemented into the Judean Translator.

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