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The definite article ''al'' is invariable, as in Old Hijazi Arabic.
The definite article ''al'' is invariable, as in Old Hijazi Arabic.


*''chaffy'' = coffee
*''chaff'' = coffee
*''al-chaffy'' = the coffee
*''al-chaff'' = the coffee


Animate plural nouns usually end in -i or display i-affection. There are many broken plurals (cydof, pl. wgdyf 'book') and some plurals end in −od, e.g. ajy, ajod 'letter (character)'.
Animate plural nouns usually end in -i or display i-affection. There are many broken plurals (cydof, pl. wgdyf 'book') and some plurals end in −od, e.g. ajy, ajod 'letter (character)'.