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This template displays an inflection table for Arabic collective nouns. The parameters are largely the same as for the headword template, and in general it is possible to copy such a template, change its name to , and get an appropriate declension table. (Ideally, delete extraneous stuff such as the gender.)

This template works very similarly to. See that template for a fuller discussion along with examples. See also.

Parameters

 * 1
 * The stem used in the collective, including vowels. Can optionally be of the form 'STEM:TYPE' with an explicitly specified inflection type (see below); otherwise the inflection type is inferred from the form of the stem. Can also be 'STEM/TR' or 'STEM/TR:TYPE' with manual transliteration supplied (note that manual transliteration can also be specified using separate parameters, as with headword templates like ). Can be just 'TYPE' with irregular noun types, where the stem is known. Can be "-" for words without a collective.


 * head2, head3, ...
 * Additional collective stems.


 * tr, tr2, tr3, ...
 * Alternative way to specify manual transliteration for 1, head2, head3, ..., respectively, instead of using the 'STEM/TR' specification. Provided for compatibility with headword templates.


 * pl, pl2, ...
 * The stem(s) used in the plural, including vowels. Can be of the form 'STEM' (inflection type inferred), 'STEM:TYPE' (with an explicitly specified inflection type, as above), or 'TYPE' (plural stem inferred from inflection type and collective stem; only works for 'sp', 'sfp', 'smp' and 'awnp'). Can also be 'STEM/TR' or 'STEM/TR:TYPE' with manual transliteration supplied.


 * pltr, pl2tr, ...
 * Alternative way to specify manual transliteration for pl, pl2, ..., respectively, instead of using the 'STEM/TR' specification. Provided for compatibility with headword templates. Similar parameters are available for singulatives, duals and paucals.


 * sing, sing2, ...
 * The stem(s) used in the singulative, including vowels. Same form as for plurals. Doesn't need to be present in most cases as it's inferred from the collective. Can be "-" for words without a singulative.


 * d, d2, ...
 * The stem(s) used in the dual, including vowels. Same form as for plurals. Doesn't need to be present in most cases as it's inferred from the singulative. Can be "-" for words without a dual.


 * pauc, pauc2, ...
 * The stem(s) used in the paucal, including vowels. Same form as for plurals. Doesn't need to be present in most cases as it's inferred from the singulative. Can be "-" for words without a paucal.


 * number
 * Explicitly control which numbers appear. The value is a comma-separated list of one of more of coll, sing, du, pauc, pl. By default, all except the plural appear, unless a particular number is disabled using "-"; the plural appears only when at least one plural is given.


 * state
 * Explicitly control which states appear. The value is a comma-separated list of one of more of ind, def, con (standing for indefinite, definite, construct). By default, all states appear. Currently, non-"appearing" states are displayed with a dash in place of the appropriate declension members instead of not appearing at all.


 * basestate
 * Override the morphological state. See.


 * omitarticle
 * If specified, omit the definite article that is otherwise automatically added in the definite state.


 * nom_coll_ind, nom_coll_def, nom_coll_con, ...
 * Override particular forms. The param name is a combination of case ( where   is the informal form), number  and state . The value can have semicolons or commas (or Arabic equivalents) to separate distinct stems and a vertical bar to separate alternative spellings for a given stem (typically different possible hamza seats). When overrides are specified, the page will be placed in a category indicating irregular declension such as Category:Arabic irregular nouns, unless noirreg is given a value.


 * lemma
 * Override the lemma (displayed at the head of the declension table).


 * noirreg
 * If specified, don't place the page in an irregular-declension category when overrides are specified.


 * pos
 * Override the part of speech (displayed at the head of the declension table).


 * mod,modhead2,modhead3,...; modpl,modpl2,...; modsing,modsing2,...; modd,modd2,...; modpauc,modpauc2,...; etc. Also idafa. Also modstate, modcase, modnumber, and modtr,mod2tr,...; modpltr,modpl2tr,...; etc.
 * Specify another word that is declined separately as a modifier. See.


 * mod2,mod2head2,mod2head3,...; mod2pl,mod2pl2,...; mod2sing,mod2sing2,...; mod2d,mod2d2,...; mod2pauc,mod2pauc2,...; etc. Also idafa2. Also mod2state, mod2tr, etc.
 * Specify a second modifying word. See . Similarly, a third modifying word, etc. can be specified using mod3 and derivatives, up to mod9.

Inflection types
See.

Examples
The following code:

generates the following: