LessonsCause of Ghayr Munsarif: Feminine Alif and Feminine Proper NamesQuiz

جُوْرُ, a city name in the established example, has three letters and a sakin middle. It is obligatorily ghayr munsarif here because foreign proper-name status supplies the additional cause. Compare: هِنْدٌ / هِنْدُ permits both treatments, while جُوْرُ is diptote by foreignness.

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Case Three: A Foreign Name

Cause of Ghayr Munsarif: Feminine Alif and Feminine Proper Names

جُوْرُ, a city name in the established example, has three letters and a sakin middle. It is obligatorily ghayr munsarif here because foreign proper-name status supplies the additional cause. Compare: هِنْدٌ / هِنْدُ permits both treatments, while جُوْرُ is diptote by foreignness.