LessonsAl-Munādā: Vocative Types and RulesQuiz

Mālik → yā Māl: final kāf is omitted.
Manṣūr → yā Manṣ: final wāw and rāʾ are omitted.
ʿUthmān → yā ʿUthm: final alif and nūn are omitted.

The referent remains the same; the vocative form is shortened.

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Three Truncation Examples

Al-Munādā: Vocative Types and Rules

Mālik → yā Māl: final kāf is omitted.
Manṣūr → yā Manṣ: final wāw and rāʾ are omitted.
ʿUthmān → yā ʿUthm: final alif and nūn are omitted.

The referent remains the same; the vocative form is shortened.