broken plural (suomeksi)

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(lb, en, grammar, linguistics) 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 (m, ar, مَكَاتِب, , desks), the plural form of (m, ar, مَكْتَب, , desk).