LessonsCauses of Diptote Status — ʿAdl and WaṣfQuiz

Waṣf concerns a describing quality; ʿalamiyyah concerns use as a specific proper name.

In this causal classification, the book says waṣf and ʿalamiyyah are not counted together as the two operative reasons for diptote status.

A formerly descriptive word can later be used as a name; the book still directs attention to its original adjectival status, as its next examples explain.

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Adjectival Status vs Proper-Name Status

Causes of Diptote Status — ʿAdl and Waṣf

Waṣf concerns a describing quality; ʿalamiyyah concerns use as a specific proper name.

In this causal classification, the book says waṣf and ʿalamiyyah are not counted together as the two operative reasons for diptote status.

A formerly descriptive word can later be used as a name; the book still directs attention to its original adjectival status, as its next examples explain.