Subclass of the broken plural, used for a number between 3 and 10.

There are four patterns for this plural:

1. أَفْعِلَة  like أَلْسِنَة  from لِسان  “tongue”

2. أَفْعُل  like أشْهُر  from شَهْر  “month” (as opposed to شهور  which indicated a greater number)

3. فِعْلَة  like فِتْيَة  from فتى  “youth, young man”

4. أَفْعَال  like أَعْمَال  from عَمَل “work”