Moroccan Plural
Learning the Moroccan Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Moroccan Plural/ Arabic Script |
| Plural | - صيغة الجمع |
| my book | ktabe diyaly - كتابي |
| my books | ktoube diyaly - كتبي |
| our daughter | bantna - ابنتنا |
| our daughters | bnatna - بناتنا |
| I'm cold | kanhasse balbarde - انى اشعر بالبرودة |
| we're cold | kanhassou balbarde - نحن نشعر بالبرودة |
| his chickens | djaja - دجاجه |
| their chicken | djaje diyalhoume - دجاجهم |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Moroccan has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Moroccan.
List of Plurals in Moroccan
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Moroccan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Plural | Moroccan Plural/ Arabic Script |
| alligator | timsahe - تمساح إستوائي |
| alligators | tmassahe - تماسيح |
| bear | doupe - دب |
| bears | douppa - دببة |
| bird | tir - طائر |
| birds | tiour - طيور |
| bull | tour - ثور |
| bulls | tirane - ثيران |
| cat | mashe - قط |
| cats | msousha - قطط |
| cow | bagra - بقرة |
| cows | bgar - أبقار |
| deer | jmal - أيل |
| many deer | ghzala - الغزلان |
| dog | kalbe - كلب |
| dogs | klabe - كلاب |
| donkey | hmar - حمار |
| donkeys | hmir - حمير |
| eagle | nssare - نسر |
| eagles | nsoura - نسور |
| elephant | fil - فيل |
| elephants | fiyoula - فيلة |
| giraffe | zarfa - زرافة |
| giraffes | zarafate - زرافات |
| goat | maaze - ماعز |
| goats | lamaaze - ماعز |
| horse | khile - حصان |
| horses | khioula - خيل |
| lion | sbae - أسد |
| lions | sboua - أسود |
| monkey | karde - قرد |
| monkeys | krouda - قرود |
| mouse | far - فأر |
| mice | firane - فئران |
| rabbit | kniya - أرنب |
| rabbits | kniyate - أرانب |
| snake | hnashe - ثعبان |
| snakes | hnousha - ثعابين |
| tiger | nmar - نمر |
| tigers | nmoura - نمور |
| wolf | dipe - ذئب |
| wolves | diyouba - ذئاب |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Moroccan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Moroccan Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Moroccan lessons here: Learn Moroccan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.