====== Nouns ====== ===== Noun Markers ===== Normal nouns have the following markers to indicate their gender and number: ^ singular ^ plural ^ plural ^ singular ^ gender ^ | – | -im | ◌יִם | | masculine | | -ah | -ot | ◌וֹת | ◌◌ָה | feminine | ===== Plural Form Exceptions ===== === Examples of Masculine Nouns that take -ot Ending instead of the usual -im === ^ meaning ^ singular ^ plural exception ^ plural ^ singnular ^ | father | av | avot | אבות | אב | | light | aur | aurot | אורות | אור | | lion | aryeh | aryot | אריות | אריה | | candle | ner | nerot | נרות | נר | | table | shulkhan | shulkhanot | שֻׁלְחָנוֹת | שֻׁלְחָן | | name | shem | shemot | שמות | שם | See: https://www.safa-ivrit.org/irregulars/pluralfm.php === Examples of Feminine Nouns that take -im Ending instead of the usual -ot === ^ meaning ^ singular ^ plural exception ^ plural ^ singular ^ | stone | even | evenim | אבנים | אבן | | woman | ishah | nashim | נשים | אישה | | bird | tzipor | tziporim | צִיפּוֹרִים | צִיפּוֹר | | egg | beitz | beitzim | ביצים | ביצה | | word | devar | devarim | דְּבָרִים | דָּבָר | | bee | devorah | devarim | דְּבוֹרִים | דְּבוֹרָה | See: https://www.safa-ivrit.org/irregulars/pluralml.php