⚥ Gender & Number Table

Arabic nouns and adjectives inflect for gender (مُذَكَّر / مُؤَنَّث) and for three numbers: singular (مُفْرَد), dual (مُثَنَّى), and plural (جَمْع). Every form on this page is a word that actually occurs in the Qur'an — nothing has been generated purely by grammatical rule.

Singular — Masculine ↔ Feminine

Six common noun pairs. Each form below is independently attested at the ayah shown.

MeaningMasculine (مُذَكَّر)RefFeminine (مُؤَنَّث)Ref
Plural — Sound Masculine ↔ Sound Feminine

All ten pairs below appear together, side by side, in a single verse — a ready-made showcase of جمع مذكر سالم vs جمع مؤنث سالم.

إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَٰتِ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ وَٱلْقَٰنِتَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّٰبِرَٰتِ وَٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ وَٱلْخَٰشِعَٰتِ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمِينَ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمَٰتِ وَٱلْحَٰفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَٱلْحَٰفِظَٰتِ وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا Surah Al-Ahzab —
MeaningMasculine pluralFeminine plural
Dual (مُثَنَّى)

The dual is rare in the Qur'an, appearing mostly for things that naturally come in pairs. Every entry below is a real dual form found at the ayah shown.

MeaningDual formRef