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=====Irregular plurals===== | =====Irregular plurals===== | ||
Some words, mostly of Arabic origin, take a plural in ''-ín'' (masculine) or ''-(w)at'' (feminine). There are also some broken plurals. | Some words, mostly of Arabic origin, take a plural in ''-ín'' (masculine) or ''-(w)at'' (feminine). There are also some broken plurals. | ||
For example: | |||
* ''mumin'' "believer (m.)" → ''muminín'' "believers" | |||
* ''múmina'' "believer (f.)" → ''muminat'' "believers (f.)" | |||
* ''salá'' "prayer" → ''salawat'' "prayers" | |||
* ''sultán'' "sultan" → ''salatín'' "sultans" | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives take the following endings: | Adjectives take the following endings: | ||