(sometimes not written) between the phonetic signs and the determinative signs
(and before the 
of feminine words),
then adding 
or
(or sometimes tripling the
determinative sign) after the determinative sign. Some examples: Return to my Egyptology pages
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The nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, that you see in an Egyptian dictionary, are normally the singular forms. There are plurals of most of these. And, for some, there are duals. Duals are rare. They are just used for things that normally come in pairs (feet, hands, arms, eyes...). You can translate a dual as "pair of..." And, often, the plural was used instead of the dual.
The plural is formed by adding
(sometimes not written) between the phonetic signs and the determinative signs
(and before the of feminine words),
then adding or
(or sometimes tripling the
determinative sign) after the determinative sign. Some examples:
The dual is formed by adding 
or
between the phonetic signs and the
determinative signs (or after the
of feminine words), then doubling
the determinative sign.
Adjectives normally agree in gender and number (singular or plural) with their nouns. The personal pronouns all have dual forms. But these are very rarely seen.
See the Egyptian alphabet to see what sounds the transliteration symbols represent.