Number detailed (part 1) English + Dhivehi
Number detailed (part 1) Today we will be looking at the second property of isms, ‘number’ in detail. Number can be divided into 3 parts. They are: 1. Singular 2. Dual 3. Plural We don’t have to worry much about singular and dual. But when it comes to plural:- there are 6 kinds of plural. Lets look at each one of them one by one. 1. Masculine plural Ø This usually ends with OONA or EENA sound. Example: muslimoona, saadhiqoona, mu’mineena etc.. Ø This plural is only used for humans, angels and jinns. Ø A masculine plural word will include male and females. For example if I say muslimoona, it includes muslims of both genders. Or for instance look at the ayah below. قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ “Certainly the believers have already succeeded” Surah Al-Mu’minoon, 1 Ø In this ayah, it uses the masculine plural ‘mu’minoona’ but it doesn’t mean that only male believers succeeded. It means all believers in general have succeeded.