ከልብ kalb - dog; feminine: ከልበት kalbat - bitch; masculine: ከድመይ kadmay - serving man; ከድመይት kadmayt - serving-woman; masculine: መምበ mamba - lord, master; መምበይት mambayt - lady, mistress. In a similar way, sound-changes can also mark the difference between singular and plural: ነጉስ nəgus - king; negüs - kings; በሐር bahar - sea; አብሑር ʼabhur - seas; እሲት ʼəsit - woman; አንስ ʼans - women; ወለት walat - girl; አዋልድ ʼāwaləd - girls; መሆር mahor - foal, colt; አምሁር ʼamhur - foals, colts; ነቢ nabi - prophet; ነቢያት nabiyat - prophets; በገዐት baga‘āt - one sheep; አበግዕ ʼābagəʽ - sheep, plural; አርዌ ʼārwē - Snake; አረዊት ārawit - snakes, plural; ሖግ ḥog - foot; ሐነግ ḥanag - feet; plural እገር ʼəgər - foot; አእጋር ʼā’əgār feet; plural አዘን ʼəzən - ear; አእዛን ʼaʼəzān - ears; ሰዐት saʽat - hour; ሰዓታትsaʽātāt - hours; አንፍ ʼānəf - nose; አንፎታት ʼanfotāt - noses; ህዳይ hədāy - wedding; ህዳያት hədāyāt - weddings; አብ ʼāb - father; አበው ʼābaw - fathers; እም ʼəm - mother; እመወት ʼəmawat - mothers; ኮኮብ kokob - star;ከዋክብ kawākəb - stars; ጓነ gʷāna - foreigner;ጓኖታት gʷānotāt - foreigners; ረአስ raʼas - head; አርእስ ʼarʼəs - heads; ጸፍር ṣəfər - paw, hoof; አጸፍር ʼāṣfār - claws, hooves; ከብድ kabəd - belly; አክቡድ ʼākbud - bellies. ልበስ ləbas- ልበሰት ləbasat clothes Personal pronouns distinguish "you, masculine" and "you, feminine" in both singular and plural: አነ ʼana - I, me እንታ ʼənta - you, singular, masculine እንቲ ʼənti - you, singular, feminine ህቱ hətu - he, him, it (masc.) ህታ həti - she, her, it (fem.) ሕነ hənna - we, us እንቱም ʼəntum - you, plural, masculine እንትን ʼəntən - you, plural, feminine ህቶም hətom - they, them, masculine ህተን həten - they, them, feminine The possessive pronouns appear (a) suffixed to the noun, (b) as separate words: my - (a) -ya የ example: kətābya ክታብየ- my book; (b) nāy ናየ with masculine nouns; nāya ናየ with feminine nouns; your (sing. mas. & fem.) - (a) -ka ካ example: kətābka ክታብካ- your book; (b) with masc. nāyka ናይካ, with fem. nāyki ናይኪ; his - (a) -u -ኡ example kətābu ክታቡ - his book; (b) with masc. nāyu ናዩ, with fem. nāya ናያ; our - (a) -na ና example kətābna ክታብና - her book; (b) with masc. nāyna ናይና , with fem. nāyna ናይና; your (pl. masc. & fem.) - (a) -kum