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مُفْرَد
singular (grammatical number) /ˈmuf.rad/
nounA2#1024 most common
Also: single, individual, lone or simple
Example sentences
هَذا اسْمٌ مُفْرَد.
This is a singular noun.
هَلِ الفِعْلُ مُفْرَدٌ أَمْ جَمْعٌ؟
Is the verb singular or plural?
اُكْتُبِ الكَلِمَةَ بِصِيغَةِ المُفْرَدِ.
Write the word in the singular form.
يَخْتَلِفُ المُفْرَدُ عَنِ الجَمْعِ فِي آخِرِ الكَلِمَةِ.
The singular differs from the plural at the end of the word.
حَوِّلْ هَذِهِ الأَسْماءَ مِنَ الجَمْعِ إِلَى المُفْرَدِ.
Convert these nouns from plural to singular.
فِي النَّحْوِ العَرَبِيِّ يُعامَلُ جَمْعُ غَيْرِ العاقِلِ مُعامَلَةَ المُفْرَدِ المُؤَنَّثِ.
In Arabic grammar, the plural of non-rational nouns is treated like a feminine singular.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُفْرَدٌ | مُفْرَداتٌ |
| Genitive | مُفْرَدٍ | مُفْرَداتٍ |
| Accusative | مُفْرَداً | مُفْرَداتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُفْرَدُ | يا مُفْرَداتُ |
Word family
فَرْدindividual, single oneفَرِيدunique, peerless
مُنْفَرِدsolitary, solo
أَفْرَدَto single out, set apart
مُفْرَداتvocabulary, individual words
Etymology
Mufrad comes from the Semitic root f-r-d, which carries the idea of being single, alone, or set apart. It is the passive participle of the verb afrada, to single out or isolate, so it literally means something made single. Arabic grammar adopted it as the standard label for the singular number, opposed to the dual and the plural.
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