A proper name ending in round tāʾ is ghayr munsarif when proper-name status combines with formal femininity, for example طَلْحَةُ. The person named need not be female. Semantic femininity without a visible marker is a separate route; its three practical conditions follow.
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Round Tāʾ and Semantic Femininity
Cause of Ghayr Munsarif: Feminine Alif and Feminine Proper Names
A proper name ending in round tāʾ is ghayr munsarif when proper-name status combines with formal femininity, for example طَلْحَةُ. The person named need not be female. Semantic femininity without a visible marker is a separate route; its three practical conditions follow.