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  Shehla Shaikh

  April 04, 2025

  The singular word for "يَهُود" (Jews) is "يَهُوْدِيٌ"

  Similarly, the singular word for نَصٰرٰى" (Christians) is ٌ"نَصْرَانِي"
  
  

  And يَهُود and نَصٰرٰى are Collective nouns as they are names of communities (قَوم)

  In Arabic , we assume collective nouns as feminine.

  Also,يَهُود and نَصٰرٰى are broken plural of يَهُوْدِيٌ and ٌنَصْرَانِي. And broken plural can take feminine verb.
  
  

  Thus both the conditions, collective nouns as well as broken plural can take feminine third person singular verb form. Therefore ,قَالَتْ and لَيْسَتْ are used with these nouns.

   

  Another example of such feminine verb with collective nouns, you can see in Surah Al- Haaqqa, Surah no. 69 verse no.4, there, for Thamood ثمود and Aad عاد, names of two قوم, feminine verb كَذَّبَتْ is used. Thereafter , feminine pronouns are used wherever any "Qaum" قوم is referred.

   

  I hope this is very clear to you.
  
  

  Zubair Bin Hasan – Very nicely explained 👍🏻 – Apr 04, 2025 - 00:47

  Zeeshan Shaikh – Thank you so much for this precise explanation – Apr 04, 2025 - 00:54

  Umar Shaikh – Wow what a depth of grammar!!! – Apr 28, 2025 - 07:04

  Shehla Shaikh – Arabic grmr is d toughest yet vry intrsting – Apr 28, 2025 - 07:15

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