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Arabic verbs are borrowed in their VN forms | Arabic verbs are borrowed in their VN forms | ||
Arabic broken plurals applied to native Gaelic words: ''madra'' 'dog' > ''mudar'' 'dogs'; ''caṫaoir'' 'chair' > ''cuṫuir'' 'chairs'. The regular plural of native ''-e/-a'' nouns is ''-(a) | Arabic broken plurals applied to native Gaelic words: ''madra'' 'dog' > ''mudar'' 'dogs'; ''caṫaoir'' 'chair' > ''cuṫuir'' 'chairs'. The regular plural of native ''-e/-a'' nouns is ''-(a)id'', influenced by Arabic ''-āt''. | ||
Possession is always indicated with ''aᵹ'', even with pronouns: ''a maisᵹíd aᵹ a caṫair aᵹainn'' /ʔə məsʲˈciːdʲ ʔəg ə ˈkahərʲ ˈʔagənʲ/ 'our city's mosque'. | Possession is always indicated with ''aᵹ'', even with pronouns: ''a maisᵹíd aᵹ a caṫair aᵹainn'' /ʔə məsʲˈciːdʲ ʔəg ə ˈkahərʲ ˈʔagənʲ/ 'our city's mosque'. |
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