Plurals in Arabic that Speakers did not Articulate their Singulars or Use them in Speech

Authors

  • د. حمدي الجبالي

Keywords:

Plurals, Arabs, Singulars, Speech, Arabic

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to survey the plurals that the Arabs

did not articulate their singulars or use in their speech, and so the plural

appears without its singular, or it came in such a way that differs when used

as singular. The purpose is to gather and arrange these cases alphabetically

in order fo form the core of linguistic dictionary of plurals.

The research showed that there were some reasons for the differences

between the plural and its singular and that Arabs‘ abstaining from using

the singular forms of these plurals was not due to incapability or

incompetence, but because they got along with something else in their

language and what existed in large amounts in their speech. The research

also showed that many of these plurals were controversial and Arab scholars

assumed, in many cases, some singulars even if they were not used.

Published

2017-05-31

How to Cite

الجبالي د. ح. (2017). Plurals in Arabic that Speakers did not Articulate their Singulars or Use them in Speech. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, (6). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/601

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