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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''. | 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 | Possession is indicated with ''aᵹ'', even with pronouns, rather than with the genitive case or preposed possessive pronouns: ''a maisᵹíd aᵹ a caṫair ᵹainn'' /ʔə məsʲˈciːdʲ ʔəg ə ˈkahərʲ gənʲ/ 'our city's mosque'. | ||
"Possessive pronouns": ''ᵹam, ᵹat, ᵹe, ci, ᵹin, ᵹainn, ᵹaibh, cu'' | "Possessive pronouns": ''ᵹam, ᵹat, ᵹe, ci, ᵹin, ᵹainn, ᵹaibh, cu'' | ||