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Nouns declined for two cases (nominative, genitive) and three numbers (singular, dual, plural).

Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with -ā, -ī, ablaut and/or reduplication. Nouns pluralized with a suffix are ''weak nouns'' and nouns pluralized with stem changes are ''strong nouns''. There were broken plurals marked by lengthening the stem vowel; these often developed into singular nouns in Shalaian.

Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with -ā, -ī, and sometimes with ablaut and/or reduplication. Nouns pluralized with a suffix are ''weak nouns'' and nouns pluralized with stem changes are ''strong nouns''. There were broken plurals marked by lengthening the stem vowel; these often developed into lexicalized singular nouns in Shalaian.

~~Nouns were usually weak and take plurals marked with suffixes~~: '~~star~~' ~~is declined as~~ ''~~ʕā́d~~'', ''li-~~ʕā́d~~'', ''ti-~~ʕā́d~~''~~, ..., with plural~~ ''~~ʕādā~~''.

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~~Inalienably possessed nouns were always pluralized with stem changes, like Arabic broken plurals: ʔəmmā́ "mother", ʔəmā́m "mothers".~~

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! style="width: 100px;" | Singular

! style="width: 100px;" | Dual

! style="width: 100px;" | Plural

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!| Nominative

| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''

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!| Accusative

| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''

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!| Dative

| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''

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!| Genitive

| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''

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===Adjectives===

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 Nouns declined for two cases (nominative, genitive) and three numbers (singular, dual, plural).
-Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with -ā, -ī, ablaut and/or reduplication. Nouns pluralized with a suffix are ''weak nouns'' and nouns pluralized with stem changes are ''strong nouns''. There were broken plurals marked by lengthening the stem vowel; these often developed into singular nouns in Shalaian.
+Idavic nouns could have plurals marked with -ā, -ī, and sometimes with ablaut and/or reduplication. Nouns pluralized with a suffix are ''weak nouns'' and nouns pluralized with stem changes are ''strong nouns''. There were broken plurals marked by lengthening the stem vowel; these often developed into lexicalized singular nouns in Shalaian.
-Nouns were usually weak and take plurals marked with suffixes: 'star' is declined as ''ʕā́d'', ''li-ʕā́d'', ''ti-ʕā́d'', ..., with plural ''ʕādā''.
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-Inalienably possessed nouns were always pluralized with stem changes, like Arabic broken plurals: ʔəmmā́ "mother", ʔəmā́m "mothers".
+|-
+! style="width: 90px;" |
+! style="width: 100px;" | Singular
+! style="width: 100px;" | Dual
+!  style="width: 100px;" | Plural
+|-
+!| Nominative
+| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''
+|-
+!| Accusative
+| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''
+|-
+!| Dative
+| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''
+|-
+!| Genitive
+| ''-'' || ''-'' || ''-''
+|}
 ===Adjectives===