welcome to lesson 4 of how to understand quranic grammar series this is part 2 for our lesson about the number of the arabic noun in part 1 we've seen that the arabic noun can be singular dual or plural singular is also the base form of the noun dual noun is made by adding alif noon or ye noon to the end of the word the masculine plural nouns are made by adding wow noon or yeah noon to the end of the noun and the feminine plural nouns are made by adding alif te to the end of the word and there is a third type of irregular forms of plural nouns which we call broken plurals make sure to check out the previous lesson to maximize the benefit of this lesson and in today's lesson we'll understand why knowing the number of the noun is important to understand the quran and what are the concepts that are related and affected by knowing the number of the noun so let's get started just like when we were dealing with the gender of the noun in lesson 2 knowing the number of the noun is strictly related to two main concepts one words that are used before the noun second words that are used instead of the noun let's go ahead and start with the first one the number of the noun determines what you use before the noun as we know we call this type of words demonstrative pronouns or words like those and these which we also learned in lesson two and we also studied their meaning in the very first lesson of how to understand 50 of the quranic vocabulary so let's have a look at the demonstrative pronouns which will go with different numbers of nouns when it comes to the singular noun you'll have to differentiate between masculine and feminine nouns and based on that you will either use hede or havihi before the nouns and this was extensively discussed in lesson 2 along with several examples so make sure to check it out if you haven't done that already and as for the dual forms using demonstrative pronouns with the dual nouns is extremely rare in the holy quran and it was used once or twice in the entire book that's why i will not be focusing on this category however when it comes to the plural nouns they are extremely common and there are plenty of them in the quran so knowing them is imperative to be able to find your way in the quran the demonstrative pronouns for plural is with the meaning of those and both of them are used with both feminine and masculine nouns so there is no difference whatsoever when you use them with any type of plural nouns like in these examples [Music] here we see the word mojirimun which is a masculine plural noun and when we want to refer to this noun we use the word with the meaning of these are another example [Music] here we see that the word ends with so even without knowing the exact meaning of the word we can tell that this word is a feminine word and as you can see we also used to refer to the word elihe which is a broken plural noun now let's have a look at some examples related to the word ule ike he here we see that the word ashab which is a broken plural noun is used in this ayah and we used to refer to this word one last example here we also see the word ike used to refer to which is a masculine plural noun it is also important to know that the broken plurals which are always considered to be feminine nouns can also get the feminine demonstrative pronouns and tilke instead of ule and ule but they are less commonly used in the quran and we see them used in these examples here we see in all of these examples broken plural nouns and we see the words tilke and to refer to these nouns next the number of the noun also plays a very vital role in determining which words to use instead or in other words which pronouns to use when you want to refer to them singular pronouns were extensively discussed in lesson two and the pronouns of dual forms were used only one single time in the quran so learning its rules will not be of much help to you but i will go deeper into it in my msa arabic series plural pronouns however have been mentioned thousands and thousands of times in the quran and understanding the quran heavily depends on understanding how they are used and incorporated into other words let's start with the first pronoun which is which means we and we see it used in this example um can also refer to singular nouns and is only used to show and emphasize greatness and this is quite common in the quran when allah speaks of himself like in this example have and if you want to refer to a noun with the meaning of our or us in english you will have to add the suffix nun alif to the end of the word turning a word like kitab which means a book into kitabuna which would then mean our book and we see it used in the quran in these examples [Music] here we see that the suffix noon alif was attached to the end of the word to turn its meaning into our eyes and later in the ayah we see another reference using the pronoun nachnu because it is still talking about the same group next is the pronoun entum which means you for plural and we see it used in these examples in this example we see that allah is addressing humanity so it only makes sense that the pronoun used to address a large number of people is in this case antum which means you for plural and if you want to use the meaning of your as in english you will use the suffix kef meme which will be added to the end of the word which means that it will be turning a word like kitab into kita and it would then mean your book you see it used in the quran in these examples here we see the suffix kum attached to the end of the word to mean your lord next is the pronoun hom which means they which is one of the more commonly used pronouns in the quran like in these examples in this ayah we see the word el ho sirun which is a masculine plural noun and this is why the plural pronoun hum was used in this context interestingly you can add the same word as a suffix to the end of other words to give the meaning of their or them so you would then be turning a word like kitab into kitab which would then mean their book we see it used in the quran in these examples here we see the word rabbihim which is rabb which means lord plus the suffix him which would then mean their lord one more example um here we see the suffix of home used three times in this a can you find them let me know in the comments below finally there is also a unique pronoun in arabic which is means they and it is exclusively used with feminine plural nouns like in these examples used with the meaning of they and in this case it refers only to a feminine plural noun which is mentioned directly before the word beneti which means my daughters that's why we used instead of hum in this position a [Music] [Laughter] here we also see a regular feminine plural noun which is a yet and when we want to refer to this word a feminine plural noun the only possible pronoun is and if you want to use this pronoun with the meaning of their or them you would also use the very same word as a suffix added to the end of a word like in these examples a here we see several instances of the use of the suffix honne to the end of words you'll also see the translation always refers to them as their and them but when you read this in arabic you will definitely understand that all of these references involve women only which is something that you cannot implicitly say in the same way in english so in a nutshell knowing the number of the noun will help you determine which demonstrative pronoun you should use before the plural nouns you can use before every plural noun regardless of its gender but sometimes with broken plurals you can use heidi or tilke and we also learned how to recognize the pronouns referring to plural nouns which are nachnu antum and each of these pronouns has a suffix that could be added to the end of words to add more references relating to these nouns and before you go don't forget to check out the description for the homework of this 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