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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