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Document Details : Title: Qǝtûl Nouns in Classical Hebrew Author(s): GORDON, Constance Wallace Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 29 Date: 1991 Pages: 83-87 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.29.0.525720 Abstract : This formation (qǝtûl < qutûl) is among the commonest broken plurals in Arabic. Thus Arabic nufûs 'people, population' is the broken plural of nafs 'soul, person'; mulûk pl., malik sg. 'king'; buḥûr pl., baḥhr sg. 'sea', buyût pl., bayt sg. 'house,'etc. |
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