Masculine nouns are used to denote creatures and people when the male gender is specified, or occupations usually performed by men such as tamar (“smith”). They are usually identifiable via their ending vowels, which are usually [ô], or short to long [u] or [a].
Characteristics
1. Most Masculine nouns are derived from Common-nouns.
2. When produced via suffixion, they either end in the vowels [û], [ô] or one of the consonants [k], [r], [n], and [d].
3. Masculine nouns can also be made by adding the standalone suffixes -û or its variant -ô.