Plurals in Moroccan Arabic
Regular Plurals:
To form the plural, we regularly add (în) to a masculine word, and (ât) to a feminine one.
**English ** | **Masc. Sing.** | **Masc. Plural** |
Teacher | Mô3llim مُعلِّم | Mô3llimîn مُعلِّمين |
Employee | Mow**DD**af مُوْضّف | Mow**DD**afîn مُوْضّفين |
**English** | **Fem. Sing.** | **Fem Plural** |
Teacher | Mô3llima مُعلِّمة | Mô3llimât مُعلِّمات |
Employee | Mow**DD**afa مُوْضّفة | Mow**DD**afât مُوْضّفات |
Broken Plurals:
As there are no rules for broken plurals, you just need to learn them by heart.
**English word** | **Singular** | **Plural** |
Professor | Ostâd (m.) أستاد Ostâda (f.) أستادة | Asâtida (m.) أساتدة Ostâdât (f.) أستادات |
Book | Ktâb كتاب | Ktôba كتوبة |
Man | Râjl راجل | Rjjâla رجالة |
Woman | Mra مرا | Mrawât مراوات 3yâlât عيالات |
Monkey | Qrd قرد | Qrôda قرودة |
Adjectives:
It’s very usual to use the masculine plural form of adjectives for feminine as well.
**Adjective** | **Masc. Sing.** | **Masc. Plural** |
Big | Kbîr كبير | Kbâr كْبار |
Small | **S**ghîr صْغير | **S**ghâr صْغار |
New | Jdîd جْديد | Jdâd جْداد |
Short | قْصير | Q**S**âr قْصار |
Beautiful | Zwîn زْوين | Zwînîn زْوينين |
Examples:
– Girl = bnt, – Little girls (Bnât Sghâr بْنات صْغار), or very rarely (bnât Sghârât
بْنات صْغارات ).
– Skirt = Sâya صايا – Long skirts (Sâyât Twâl صَايات طْوال ).
– Shirt = qamîja قميجة – New shirts (Qwâmj jdâd قْوامج جْداد).
[For more adjectives, please refer to the list of adjectives.]

Jan Williams
Moroccan plurals make me CRAZY!!!!!!
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Hang in there, Jan!