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11 ISM - T HE M USLIM C HART & MUSLIMAH CHARTS ,

S TATUS & NUMBER

- Memorize the Muslim and Muslimah charts
Learning - Learn ending sounds and ending combinations

Objectives

Lesson Review

Now that we have learned the 3 statuses of s, it is time to organize it in a way that is easy to
memorize. The way were going to do this is with the Muslim Chart:

(Plural) (Dual) (Singular) (Masculine)

There are two ways we can tell which status a word is in:
1. Ending sound
a. The three ending sounds are (un), (an), (in). Ending sounds come at the
end of singular s only.
b. As you can see in the chart above, each status has its own ending sound. (un) is
, (an) is , and (in) is .
2. Ending combination
a. These are (aani), (ayni), (oona), (eena).
b. By ending combination, we mean that we look at the last TWO letters, instead of
just the last one.
c. Ending combinations come at the end of dual and plural s only.
d. Note for dual and plural s: and look the same. Dont be confused by
this! Memorize it the way it is for now. Later on you will be able to tell the
difference from context.

Since Arabic has masculine and feminine words, we need a feminine Muslim chart as well. We
call this the Muslimah Chart:

(Plural) (Dual) (Singular) (Feminine)

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Just as with the masculine chart, we have ending sounds and ending combinations. With
feminine words, we still use ending sounds and ending combinations to tell what status a
word is in.

1. Ending sound (singular s): same as masculine, except with
2. Ending combination (dual and plural s)
(aatun),
a. These are (taani), (tayni), (aatin)
i. The dual feminine version is similar to the dual masculine version
except there is an extra at the end
ii. The plural version will have for and
for and .
b. It is important that we dont confuse the plural and with ending sounds.
The double vowel ( and ) at the end makes it sound similar to a singular ,
which ends with an ending sound. To clarify this potential confusion, one
should instead look for the ending combination.
c. Again, note for dual and plural s: and look the same. Dont be
confused by this! Memorize it the way it is for now. Later on you will be able
to tell the difference from context.

Now that we have completed the Muslim and Muslimah charts, lets do some practice. Using
the charts above and what you have learned previously, provide the status (, , or ),
number (dual/singular/plural), and gender (masculine/feminine) for the following words.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.
10.

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Answers:

1.

a. Status: this words ending sounds like . The (in) ending sound tells you
that
is in the status.
b. Number: singular
c. Gender: masculine

2.
a. Status: Is this a , singular, feminine ending? Dont get confused! First look
ending combination tells you that this word
for an ending combination. The
is in the status.
b. Number: plural
c. Gender: feminine
3.


a. Status:
b. Number: dual
c. Gender: feminine

4.
a. Status: or
b. Number: plural
c. Gender: feminine
5.
a. Status: or
b. Number: plural
c. Gender: masculine

6.
a. Status: or
b. Number: dual
c. Gender: feminine
7.


a. Status:
b. Number: singular
c. Gender: feminine
8.

a. Status:
b. Number: dual
c. Gender: masculine

9.

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a. Status: or
b. Number: plural
c. Gender: feminine
10.
a. Status:
b. Number: singular
c. Gender: masculine

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