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Hebrew words often form plurals in unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-ăs'' /əs/ but native Celtic words may use them too and not all Hebrew words use the Hebrew plural.

Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take אנט ''ănd'', before a labial except /f v/ אם ''ăm'', before a historical liquid (''r ŗ l ł'') א ''ă''~~, otherwise אן~~ ''ăn''

Masculine nouns:

*אנט אישז׳א ''~~ănd îșģă~~'' = the ~~water~~

* Nouns beginning with a vowel take אנט ''ănd'': אנט אישז׳א ''ănd îșģă'' = the water

*אם בּיא ''~~ăm bia~~'' = the ~~food~~

* before a labial except /f v/ אם ''ăm'': אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food

*~~א ל~~'~~אַח~~ ''~~ă łath~~'~~' = the day~~

* before a historical liquid (''r ŗ l ł'') or a non-sibilant fricative (fricative except ''ș s''): א ''ă'': א ל'אַח ''ă łath'' = the day, א ר'אָל'תּא ''ă ŗołtă'' = the star

*אן צעך ''ăn țech'' = the house

* otherwise אן ''ăn'' :אן צעך ''ăn țech'' = the house, אן נס ''ăn nes'' = the miracle

*אן נס ''ăn nes'' = the miracle

*א ר'אָל'תּא ''ă ŗołtă'' = the star

Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take א ''ă'';

Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''ș'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take א ''ă'' (bu in the case of a lenited ''f'', ''ăn'', except ''ă'' before historical liquids and non-sibilant fricatives)

*א גּֿעל'אך ''ă ģhełăch'' = the moon

*א גּֿעל'אך ''ăn ģhełăch'' = the moon

*א מֿען ''ă mhen'' = the woman/wife

*אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)

*אן סוכּה ''ăn sücă'' = the booth

*א °ףר'עקארץ ''ă fhŗegărț'' = the answer

Plural nouns take נא ''nă'' /nə(h)/

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 Hebrew words often form plurals in unstressed ''-im'' /im/ or ''-ăs'' /əs/ but native Celtic words may use them too and not all Hebrew words use the Hebrew plural.
-Masculine nouns: Nouns beginning with a vowel take אנט ''ănd'', before a labial except /f v/ אם ''ăm'', before a historical liquid (''r ŗ l ł'') א ''ă'', otherwise אן ''ăn''
+Masculine nouns:
-*אנט אישז׳א ''ănd îșģă'' = the water
+* Nouns beginning with a vowel take אנט ''ănd'': אנט אישז׳א ''ănd îșģă'' = the water
-*אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food
+* before a labial except /f v/ אם ''ăm'': אם בּיא ''ăm bia'' = the food
-*א ל'אַח ''ă łath'' = the day
+* before a historical liquid (''r ŗ l ł'') or a non-sibilant fricative (fricative except ''ș s''): א ''ă'': א ל'אַח ''ă łath'' = the day, א ר'אָל'תּא ''ă ŗołtă'' = the star
-*אן צעך ''ăn țech'' = the house
+* otherwise אן ''ăn'' :אן צעך ''ăn țech'' = the house, אן נס ''ăn nes'' = the miracle
-*אן נס ''ăn nes'' = the miracle
-*א ר'אָל'תּא ''ă ŗołtă'' = the star
-Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take א ''ă'';
+Feminine nouns: Nouns beginning with a lenitable consonant (except ''s'', ''ș'', ''t'' and ''ț'') lenite and take א ''ă'' (bu in the case of a lenited ''f'', ''ăn'', except ''ă'' before historical liquids and non-sibilant fricatives)
-*א גּֿעל'אך ''ă ģhełăch'' = the moon
+*א גּֿעל'אך ''ăn ģhełăch'' = the moon
 *א מֿען ''ă mhen'' = the woman/wife
 *אן אות ''ăn oas'' = the letter (character)
 *אן סוכּה ''ăn sücă'' = the booth
+*א °ףר'עקארץ ''ă fhŗegărț'' = the answer
 Plural nouns take נא ''nă'' /nə(h)/