سيناريوهات

[Sébastien_B]

Hi, how comes "scenarios" in the plural is written سيناريوهات with what appears to be a هات plural suffix ? I had never seen that before.

Does it exist in other words ? Any relations with the Persian plural ها ?


Best,
Sébastien

 

[elroy]

how comes "scenarios" in the plural is written سيناريوهات with what appears to be a هات plural suffix ?

I think it's most likely to facilitate pronunciation.

Does it exist in other words ?

Yes, for example ڤيديو - ڤيديوهات.

Any relations with the Persian plural ها ?

No idea.

 

[cherine]

No, I don't think it's related to any foreign language. This هـ is added to words of foreign words that end with vowels, so that it's easy to form an Arabic-sounding plural, or a plural that is easily pronounced by Arabic speakers.

 

[Sébastien_B]

That makes sense, thanks a lot !

It's also the first time I've seen ڤ for the sound [v] in ڤيديو (in elroy's answer). Would you say that the average literate person know and use this letter in Arab countries ?

 

[elroy]

In Palestine, definitely.
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