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Nouns inflect for definiteness, as follows: | Nouns inflect for definiteness, as follows: | ||
*Singular: - | *Singular: -əs (after C) or -sr (after V), (from haz-ze and haz-zūdh) | ||
** -u nouns become - | ** -u nouns become -wəs: ''abu, abwəs'' 'an apple, the apple' | ||
*Plural: -il, replacing the plural suffix ''-r'' if any (from ha-hili), -u + -il > -ul | *Plural: -il, replacing the plural suffix ''-r'' if any (from ha-hili), -u + -il > -ul | ||
** ''ablr, abul'' 'apples, the apples' | ** ''ablr, abul'' 'apples, the apples' | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
*''xadr'' /ɹ̝̊adə/ = an apartment/flat | *''xadr'' /ɹ̝̊adə/ = an apartment/flat | ||
*'' | *''xadrəs'' /ɹ̝̊adrəs/ = the flat | ||
*''xadrər'' /ɹ̝̊adrə/ = flats | *''xadrər'' /ɹ̝̊adrə/ = flats | ||
*''xadril'' /ɹ̝̊adrɪl/ = the flats | *''xadril'' /ɹ̝̊adrɪl/ = the flats | ||