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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     |  <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 ^
| 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