Day 26: Duals and Plurals in Levantine Arabic

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Blake Vincent • 08/15/2025

For the first exercise, why is the correct answer the singular? "jam3ah" and not the plural? "jam3at?" So we ask "How many university are in Egypt?" Is this to not assume a plurality?

Hob Learning • 08/15/2025Hob team

Good Q! In Arabic, the singular form of the noun always comes after the question words "kam?" / "adesh?"!

Rachel Haaksema • 9 months ago

are electronic devices femine? There for with 'at' at the end? Like Telephone = telefonat and television = televisionat

Ammar from Hob Learning • 9 months agoHob team

Great observation Rachel!! well it isn't exactly a rule but it is true for most electrical appliances, for example Ghassaleh/Ghassalaat (Washing machine(s)) or Shaasheh/Shaashaat(Screen(s)).... it isn't absolute though, for example Sha7in (Charger) is Shawa7in (pl) not Sha7inaat

Asaf Scher • 7 months ago

how can we know if the noun is dual or plural? sometimes they are written the same, for example the word شخصين is two persons or a lot of people?

Ammar from Hob Learning • 7 months agoHob team

Hi Asaf, in most times they are not written the same, if they do, it is probably a grammatical error by the speaker/writer... sometimes the number of things being talked about is mentioned to clear out any confusion. For شخصين it is two people, a lot of people would be اشخاص

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