Plural

It's highly irregular, you'd have a hard time memorizing each word and its corresponding plural.

However some nouns do exhibit the "sound plural" through "-eet" for feminine nouns, non-human nouns and unadapted loanwords; and "-iin" for human masculine nouns.

In the plural every aspect of gender vanishes. That is 'common plural'.

1. Djeeje ("chicken", fm.)

• Djeejeet ("chicken", pl.)

2. Cnënatro ("laundry basket", ms.)

• Cnastroueet ("laudry baskets", pl.)

3. Cascrout ("sandwich", ms.)

• Cascrouteet ("sandwiches", pl.)

4. Bnaíe ("girl", fm.)

• Bneet ("girls", pl.)

5. Moĝallem ("[elementary] teacher", ms.)

• Moĝallmiin ("[elementary] teachers",pl.)

6. Proof ("professor", ms.)

• Proofeet ("professors", pl.)

7. Telifoun ("phone" ms.)

• Telifouneet ("phones; calls" pl.)

8. Radioun ("radio" ms.)

• Radiou(n)eet ("radios" ms.)

For irregular nouns, exists a near-concise pattern:

1. C¹V̄C² (sg.) -> C¹iC²V̄n (pl.):

• beeb -> bibeen [door(s)]

• kees -> kiseen [cup(s)]

• faar -> fireen [mouse/mice]

• naar -> nireen [fire(s)]

2. C¹C²V̄C³ (sg.) --> C¹C²oC³C³e (pl.)

• kteeb -> ktobbe [book(s)]

• ħsaan -> ħsonne (also: ħsonie) [horse(s)]

• tbiib -> tobbe [doctor(s)]

3. C¹C²VC³C³e (sg.) -> C²C²V̄C³eC³ (pl.)

• mꝁadde -> mꝁaaded [pillow(s)]

4. C¹VC²C³(e) (sg.) -> C¹C²VC³ (pl.)

• kalb -> kleeb [dog(s)]

• ꝁedme -> ꝁdem [job(s)]

• sekke -> skek [railway(s)]

• ĝenbe -> ĝneb [grape(s)]

• rotbe -> rtob [rank(s)]

• şorbe -> şrob [soup(s)]

• şajre -> şjar [tree(s)]

• marqe -> mroq [stock(s)]

• nasbe -> nsob [stand(s)]

• zarqe -> zroq [blue (pl.)]

• biiđe -> byođ [white (pl.)]

5. C¹VC²C²V̄C³(e) (sg.) -> C¹C²aaC²eC³ (pl.)

• qattous -> qtaates [cat(s)]

• korraase -> kraares [notebook(s)]

• ĝallouş -> ĝleeleş [sheep]

• cartaabe -> craateb [backpack(s)]

• zorriiqe -> zraareq [syringe(s)]

• calciite -> claacet [sock(s)]

• dabbouze -> dbeebez [bottle(s)]

• garjoume -> greejem [throat]

• fakroun -> fkeeren [tortoise(s)]

• maryoul -> mreewel [shirt(s)]

6. C¹VC²C³C⁴e (sg.) -> C¹C²aC³eC⁴ (pl.)

• teskre -> tseeker [ticket(s)]

• carhbe -> craaheb [car(s)]

• matbĝe -> mtaabeĝ [printing press(es)]

7. C¹aC²C³(e) (sg.) -> C¹C²aaC³(i) (pl.)

• warqe -> wraaq [paper(s)]

• saħfe -> sħaafi [plate(s)]

• qahwe -> qhaawi [coffee(s)]

• zarbíe -> zraabi [carpet(s)]

• saħre -> sħaari [desert(s)]

• đerr -> đreeri [toddler(s)]

8. C¹aaC²C³(e) (sg.) -> C¹uaaC²C³ (pl.)

• taawle -> tuaawel [table(s)]

• şoort -> şuaaret [short(s)]

• caarte -> cuaaret [card(s)]

9. C¹ouC²eC³ (sg.) -> C¹weeC²(e)C³(e) (pl.)

• Tounes -> tweense [Tunisia(ns)]

• mousem -> mweesem [season(s)]

Dual

Not all nouns

Formula: Genitive form + iin

1. dejeeje ("a chicken")

• djeejtiin ("two chicken")

2. nhaar ("a day")

• nhaariin ("two days")

3. mongeela ("a watch")

• mongeeltiin ("two watches")

Some expcetions:

1. ĝaşre ("ten")

• ĝeşriin ("twenty")

Sometimes you can't, so you use the construction zouz + Plural form

1. ĝallouş ("a sheep")

• zouz ĝleeleş ("two sheep")

2. taawle ("a table")

• zouz tuaawel ("two tables")

3. faar ("a mouse")

• zouz fireen ("two mice")

And sometimes words look like they're dual, but they extend to plural form:

1. yedd ("a hand")

• ydiin ("hands")

2. seeq ("a leg")

• seeqiin ("legs")

3. ĝiin ("an eye")

• ĝiiniin ("eyes")

They're usually paired body parts and organs.