From 5df7a8500322e6f962ee3664a20feebfdbfc3bc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: adueck Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:29:32 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] added section about masculine nouns with feminine plurals --- src/content/nouns/nouns-plural.mdx | 356 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 276 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/nouns/nouns-plural.mdx b/src/content/nouns/nouns-plural.mdx index 5032cc1..11a937f 100644 --- a/src/content/nouns/nouns-plural.mdx +++ b/src/content/nouns/nouns-plural.mdx @@ -3,31 +3,34 @@ title: Making Nouns Plural --- import { - Examples, - InlinePs, - defaultTextOptions as opts, + Examples, + InlinePs, + defaultTextOptions as opts, } from "@lingdocs/ps-react"; import Table from "../../components/Table"; import Link from "../../components/Link"; export function PluralTable({ children, inflection }) { - return ( - -
singular
- {inflection &&
plain
} - , -
-
plural
- {inflection &&
inflected
} -
, - ]} opts={opts}> - {children} -
- ); + return ( + +
singular
+ {inflection &&
plain
} + , +
+
plural
+ {inflection &&
inflected
} +
, + ]} + opts={opts} + > + {children} +
+ ); } -In Pashto **there are many, many ways that nouns become plural**. It may seem overwhelming at first to learn *all* these different ways of nouns becoming plural. In the beginning, just look at a few. Then keep coming back and see if you're getting familiar with all the different ways that nouns become plural. +In Pashto **there are many, many ways that nouns become plural**. It may seem overwhelming at first to learn _all_ these different ways of nouns becoming plural. In the beginning, just look at a few. Then keep coming back and see if you're getting familiar with all the different ways that nouns become plural. Basically, to make a noun plural you have the following options: @@ -42,31 +45,128 @@ To understand how to inflect words, have a look at the pattern #3 }, { p: "سړي", f: "saRée", e: "men" }], - [{ p: "سپی", f: "spey", e: "dog", sub: pattern #3 }, { p: "سپي", f: "spee", e: "dog" }], - [{ p: "پښتون", f: "puxtóon", e: "Pashtun", sub: pattern #4 }, { p: "پښتانه", f: "puxtaanu", e: "Pashtuns" }], - [{ p: "غل", f: "ghul", e: "thief", sub: pattern #5 }, { p: "غله", f: "ghlu", e: "thieves" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { + p: "سړی", + f: "saRéy", + e: "man", + sub: ( + + pattern #3 + + ), + }, + { p: "سړي", f: "saRée", e: "men" }, + ], + [ + { + p: "سپی", + f: "spey", + e: "dog", + sub: ( + + pattern #3 + + ), + }, + { p: "سپي", f: "spee", e: "dog" }, + ], + [ + { + p: "پښتون", + f: "puxtóon", + e: "Pashtun", + sub: ( + + pattern #4 + + ), + }, + { p: "پښتانه", f: "puxtaanu", e: "Pashtuns" }, + ], + [ + { p: "غل", f: "ghul", e: "thief", sub: pattern #5 }, + { p: "غله", f: "ghlu", e: "thieves" }, + ], + ]} ### With feminine nouns - {[ - [{ p: "ښڅه", f: "xudza", e: "woman", sub: pattern #1 }, { p: "ښځې", f: "xudze", e: "women" }], - [{ p: "پښتنه", f: "puxtana", e: "Pashtun (f.)", sub: pattern #5 }, { p: "پښتنې", f: "puxtane", e: "Pashtuns (f.)" }], - [{ p: "سختي", f: "sakhtée", e: "difficulty", sub: ending in {{ p: "ي", f: "ee" }} }, { p: "سختۍ", f: "sakhtúy", e: "difficulties" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { + p: "ښڅه", + f: "xudza", + e: "woman", + sub: ( + pattern #1 + ), + }, + { p: "ښځې", f: "xudze", e: "women" }, + ], + [ + { + p: "پښتنه", + f: "puxtana", + e: "Pashtun (f.)", + sub: ( + + pattern #5 + + ), + }, + { p: "پښتنې", f: "puxtane", e: "Pashtuns (f.)" }, + ], + [ + { + p: "سختي", + f: "sakhtée", + e: "difficulty", + sub: ( + + ending in {{ p: "ي", f: "ee" }} + + ), + }, + { p: "سختۍ", f: "sakhtúy", e: "difficulties" }, + ], + ]} Note that in some forms of inflection with feminine nouns the word does not change at all in the first inflection. In these cases the singular and plural are just the same. - {[ - [{ p: "ملګرې", f: "malgúre", e: "friend (f.)", sub: pattern #2 }, { p: "ملګرې", f: "malgúre", e: "friends (f.)" }], - [{ p: "کړکۍ", f: "kuRkúy", e: "window", sub: ending in {{ p: "ۍ", f: "uy" }} }, { p: "کړکۍ", f: "kuRkúy", e: "windows" }] - ]} + {[ + [ + { + p: "ملګرې", + f: "malgúre", + e: "friend (f.)", + sub: ( + + pattern #2 + + ), + }, + { p: "ملګرې", f: "malgúre", e: "friends (f.)" }, + ], + [ + { + p: "کړکۍ", + f: "kuRkúy", + e: "window", + sub: ( + + ending in {{ p: "ۍ", f: "uy" }} + + ), + }, + { p: "کړکۍ", f: "kuRkúy", e: "windows" }, + ], + ]} ## Plural Endings @@ -75,50 +175,76 @@ Note that in some forms of inflection with feminine nouns the word does not chan #### Inanimate Plural Ending ونه - óona -This only works with **masculine nouns** that fit into the basic pattern. It's *usually* only used with inanimate things (not with people or animals). But there are exceptions... +This only works with **masculine nouns** that fit into the basic pattern. It's _usually_ only used with inanimate things (not with people or animals). But there are exceptions... - {[ - [{ p: "کور", f: "kor", e: "house" }, { p: "کورونه", f: "koróona", e: "houses" }], - [{ p: "څیز", f: "tseez", e: "thing" }, { p: "څیزونه", f: "tseezóona", e: "things" }], - [{ p: "کتاب", f: "kitáab", e: "book" }, { p: "کتابونه", f: "kitaabóona", e: "books" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "کور", f: "kor", e: "house" }, + { p: "کورونه", f: "koróona", e: "houses" }, + ], + [ + { p: "څیز", f: "tseez", e: "thing" }, + { p: "څیزونه", f: "tseezóona", e: "things" }, + ], + [ + { p: "کتاب", f: "kitáab", e: "book" }, + { p: "کتابونه", f: "kitaabóona", e: "books" }, + ], + ]} #### Animate Plural Ending ان - áan -This is *usually* only used with animate things (people or animals), but there are exceptions... +This is _usually_ only used with animate things (people or animals), but there are exceptions... - {[ - [{ p: "دوست", f: "dost", e: "friend" }, { p: "دوستان", f: "dostáan", e: "friends" }], - [{ p: "مار", f: "maar", e: "snake" }, { p: "ماران", f: "maaráan", e: "snakes" }], - [{ p: "ماما", f: "maamáa", e: "uncle" }, { p: "ماماګان", f: "maamaagáan", e: "uncles" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "دوست", f: "dost", e: "friend" }, + { p: "دوستان", f: "dostáan", e: "friends" }, + ], + [ + { p: "مار", f: "maar", e: "snake" }, + { p: "ماران", f: "maaráan", e: "snakes" }, + ], + [ + { p: "ماما", f: "maamáa", e: "uncle" }, + { p: "ماماګان", f: "maamaagáan", e: "uncles" }, + ], + ]} -**Note**: If the word ends with a non-shwa vowel, (ie. not 'u') a can be added to seperate the ending and the vowel. +**Note**: If the word ends with a non-shwa vowel, (ie. not 'u') a can be added to seperate the ending and the vowel. **Note:** Sometimes the ending is used with animate nouns, and somethimes the ending is used with inanimate nouns as well. For example: - {[ - [{ p: "شی", f: "shey", e: "thing" }, { p: "شیان", f: "sheyáan", e: "things" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "شی", f: "shey", e: "thing" }, + { p: "شیان", f: "sheyáan", e: "things" }, + ], + ]} - ### Feminine Plural Endings Depending on the dialect, you can either add , or to the end of the word to make it plural. - {[ - [{ p: "دعا", f: "dUáa", e: "prayer" }, { p: "دعاوې", f: "dUáawe", e: "prayers" }], - [null, { p: "دعاګانې", f: "dUaagáane", e: "prayers" }], - [{ p: "بيشو", f: "peeshó", e: "cat 🐱" }, { p: "پیشووې", f: "peeshówe", e: "cats 🐱🐱" }], - [null, { p: "پیشوګانې", f: "peeshogáane", e: "cats 🐱🐱" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "دعا", f: "dUáa", e: "prayer" }, + { p: "دعاوې", f: "dUáawe", e: "prayers" }, + ], + [null, { p: "دعاګانې", f: "dUaagáane", e: "prayers" }], + [ + { p: "بيشو", f: "peeshó", e: "cat 🐱" }, + { p: "پیشووې", f: "peeshówe", e: "cats 🐱🐱" }, + ], + [null, { p: "پیشوګانې", f: "peeshogáane", e: "cats 🐱🐱" }], + ]} #### With unisex animate nouns @@ -126,10 +252,16 @@ Depending on the dialect, you can either add unisex noun, you often add an on the end of the animate ending instead of using the regular inflection. - {[ - [{ p: "استاذ", f: "Ustáaza", e: "teacher (f.) 👩‍🏫" }, { p: "استاذانې", f: "Ustaazáane", e: "teachers (f.) 👩‍🏫👩‍🏫" }], - [{ p: "ډاکټره", f: "DakTára", e: "doctor (f.) 👩‍⚕️"}, { p: "ډاکټرانې", f: "DakTaráane", e: "doctors (f.) 👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️" }], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "استاذ", f: "Ustáaza", e: "teacher (f.) 👩‍🏫" }, + { p: "استاذانې", f: "Ustaazáane", e: "teachers (f.) 👩‍🏫👩‍🏫" }, + ], + [ + { p: "ډاکټره", f: "DakTára", e: "doctor (f.) 👩‍⚕️" }, + { p: "ډاکټرانې", f: "DakTaráane", e: "doctors (f.) 👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️" }, + ], + ]} ## Irregular Plurals @@ -137,17 +269,44 @@ When a noun is a unisex noun, you often a Some nouns just have completely irregular plural forms. - {[ - [{p:"خور", f:"khor", e:"sister"}, {p:"خویندې", f:"khweynde", e:"sisters"}], - [{p:"ورور", f:"wror", e:"brother"}, {p:"وروڼه", f:"wróoNa", e:"brothers"}], - [{p:"نجلۍ", f:"njuluy", e:"girl"},{p:"نجونې", f:"njoone", e:"girls"}], - [{p:"مور", f:"mor", e:"mother"}, {p:"میندې", f:"mende", e:"mothers"}], - [{p:"زوی", f:"zooy", e:"son"}, {p:"زامن", f:"zaamun", e:"sons"}], - [{p:"ترور", f:"tror", e:"aunt"}, {p:"تریندې", f:"treynde", e:"aunts"}], - [{p:"لور", f:"loor", e:"daughter"},{p:"لوڼې", f:"looNe", e:"daughters"}], - [{p:"یور", f:"yor", e:"wife of a husbands' brother"},{p:"یوڼې", f:"yooNe", e:"wives of a husband's brother"}], - [{p:"نږور", f:"nGor", e:"daughter-in-law"},{p:"نږیندې", f:"nGeynde", e:"daughter-in-laws"}], - ]} + {[ + [ + { p: "خور", f: "khor", e: "sister" }, + { p: "خویندې", f: "khweynde", e: "sisters" }, + ], + [ + { p: "ورور", f: "wror", e: "brother" }, + { p: "وروڼه", f: "wróoNa", e: "brothers" }, + ], + [ + { p: "نجلۍ", f: "njuluy", e: "girl" }, + { p: "نجونې", f: "njoone", e: "girls" }, + ], + [ + { p: "مور", f: "mor", e: "mother" }, + { p: "میندې", f: "mende", e: "mothers" }, + ], + [ + { p: "زوی", f: "zooy", e: "son" }, + { p: "زامن", f: "zaamun", e: "sons" }, + ], + [ + { p: "ترور", f: "tror", e: "aunt" }, + { p: "تریندې", f: "treynde", e: "aunts" }, + ], + [ + { p: "لور", f: "loor", e: "daughter" }, + { p: "لوڼې", f: "looNe", e: "daughters" }, + ], + [ + { p: "یور", f: "yor", e: "wife of a husbands' brother" }, + { p: "یوڼې", f: "yooNe", e: "wives of a husband's brother" }, + ], + [ + { p: "نږور", f: "nGor", e: "daughter-in-law" }, + { p: "نږیندې", f: "nGeynde", e: "daughter-in-laws" }, + ], + ]} ## Collective Plurals @@ -155,13 +314,50 @@ Some nouns just have completely irregular plural forms. Some nouns are just always considered plural, often because they are made up of a bunch of individual pieces. - {[ - { p: "خلک", f: "khalk", e: "people/populace (m. pl.)" }, - { p: "اوړه", f: "ooRú", e: "flour (m. pl.)" }, - { p: "برنج", f: "birínj", e: "rice (m. pl.)" }, - { p: "اوبه", f: "oobú", e: "water (f. pl.)" }, - { p: "جوار", f: "jawáar", e: "corn (m. pl.)" }, - { p: "زهر", f: "zahur", e: "poison (m. pl.)" }, - { p: "سامان", f: "saamáan", e: "stuff, things (m. pl.)" }, - ]} + {[ + { p: "خلک", f: "khalk", e: "people/populace (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "اوړه", f: "ooRú", e: "flour (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "برنج", f: "birínj", e: "rice (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "اوبه", f: "oobú", e: "water (f. pl.)" }, + { p: "جوار", f: "jawáar", e: "corn (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "زهر", f: "zahur", e: "poison (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "دروغ", f: "darógh", e: "lie, falsehood (m. pl.) " }, + { p: "پیاز", f: "piyáaz", e: "onion (m. pl.)" }, + { p: "سامان", f: "saamáan", e: "stuff, things (m. pl.)" }, + ]} + +## Masculine nouns with feminine plurals + +Above we learned that **masculine nouns** that fit into the #1 basic pattern, we add the ending to make it plural. But there is also another interesting thing that happens in Pashto: + +**Masculine nouns ending in a consonant can become feminine for the plural form**. Often you will hear both forms of the plural, the regular masculine form with and the feminine form as well. + + + {[ + [ + { p: "ډز", f: "Duz", e: "gunshot", sub: "(n. m.)" }, + { p: "ډزې", f: "Dúze", e: "gunshots", sub: "(f. pl.)" }, + ], + [ + { p: "", f: "", e: "" }, + { p: "ډزونه", f: "Duzóona", e: "gunshots", sub: "(m. pl.)" }, + ], + [ + { p: "ځل", f: "dzal", e: "time", sub: "(n. m.)" }, + { p: "ځلې", f: "dzále", e: "times", sub: "(f. pl.)" }, + ], + [ + { p: "", f: "", e: "" }, + { p: "ځلونه", f: "dzalóona", e: "times", sub: "(m. pl.)" }, + ], + [ + { p: "چرک", f: "chakár", e: "stroll", sub: "(n. m.)" }, + { p: "چکرې", f: "chakáre", e: "strolls", sub: "(n. f.)" }, + ], + [ + { p: "", f: "", e: "" }, + { p: "چکرونه", f: "chakaróona", e: "strolls", sub: "(m. pl.)" }, + ], + ]} +