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Meaning of broken plural | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is مَكَاتِب (makātib, “desks”), the plural form of مَكْتَب (maktab, “desk”).

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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