Functions of the Suffix -at in Nouns in Modern Standard Arabic
Functions of the Suffix -at in Nouns in Modern Standard Arabic

Author(s): Iwona Król
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: suffix -at; category of gender; category of number; word formation; Modern Standard Arabic
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses functions of the suffix -at in nouns in Modern StandardArabic. This suffix is used only in the case of nominal parts of speech – thatis, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and numerals – and its functions are mostdiverse in case of nouns. It appears in nouns primarily as a tool for creatingderivative forms (the resulting derivatives are of feminine grammaticalgender) and – much less frequently – for creating inflectional (plural) forms.

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