broken plural

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic جَمْع مُكَسَّر‎ (jamʿ mukassar).

Noun

broken plural (plural broken plurals)

(grammar, linguistics) An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is مَكَاتِب‎ (makātib, “desks”), the plural form of مَكْتَب‎ (maktab, “desk”).
Antonym: sound plural

Translations

in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels

Arabic: جَمْع تَكْسِير‎ m (jamʿ taksīr), جَمْع مُكَسَّر‎ m (jamʿ mukassar)
French: pluriel brisé (fr) m, pluriel interne (fr) m

Italian: plurale fratto m
Persian: جَمِع مُکَسَر‎ (jameh mokassar)

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