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--- nouns [2024/11/22 08:48] – [Table] jeffd
+++ nouns [2024/11/22 17:31] (current) – [Table] jeffd
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 ====== Nouns ======
+===== Noun Markers =====
-==== Plural Form Exceptions ====
+Normal nouns have the following markers to indicate their gender and number:
-=== Examples of Masculine Nouns that take -ot Ending ===
+^ singular  ^ plural  ^                 plural ^               singular ^ gender     ^
+| –         | -im     |  <wrap :he>◌יִם</wrap> |     <wrap :he>◌</wrap> | masculine  |
+| -ah       | -ot     |  <wrap :he>◌וֹת</wrap> |  <wrap :he>◌◌ָה</wrap> | feminine   |
+===== Plural Form Exceptions =====
+=== Examples of Masculine Nouns that take -ot Ending instead of the usual -im ===
 ^ meaning  ^ singular  ^ plural exception  ^       plural ^  singnular ^
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 See: https://www.safa-ivrit.org/irregulars/pluralfm.php
-=== Examples of Feminine Nouns that take -im Ending ===
+=== Examples of Feminine Nouns that take -im Ending instead of the usual -ot ===
-^ meaning  ^ singular  ^ plural exception  ^  plural ^  singular ^
+^ meaning  ^ singular  ^ plural exception  ^       plural ^   singular ^
-| bird     | tzipor    | tziporim          |         |           |
+| stone    | even      | evenim            |        אבנים |        אבן |
-| egg      | beitz     | beitzim           |         |           |
+| 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