1. حَضَرَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا — the numeral is in the nominative position, both parts fixed.
2. حَضَرَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا — «اثنا» is nominative with alif, «عَشَرَ» fixed.
3. حَضَرَ بَعْلَبَكُّ — «بَعْلَ» fixed and «بَكُّ» nominative with ḍammah.
All three act as subjects, yet their endings behave differently because the internal construction of each compound differs.
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Al-Murakkabāt — Compound Numerals, the Twelve Exception and Declining Baalbek
1. حَضَرَ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا — the numeral is in the nominative position, both parts fixed.
2. حَضَرَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا — «اثنا» is nominative with alif, «عَشَرَ» fixed.
3. حَضَرَ بَعْلَبَكُّ — «بَعْلَ» fixed and «بَكُّ» nominative with ḍammah.
All three act as subjects, yet their endings behave differently because the internal construction of each compound differs.