LessonsCauses of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its ConditionsQuiz

Hind: three letters, silent middle letter, non-foreign — either declension.

Zaynab: four letters — diptote.

Saqar: three letters but the middle one is vowelled — diptote.

Do not decide solely from the fact that a name is feminine; check the author’s conditions.

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Causes of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its Conditions

Hind: three letters, silent middle letter, non-foreign — either declension.

Zaynab: four letters — diptote.

Saqar: three letters but the middle one is vowelled — diptote.

Do not decide solely from the fact that a name is feminine; check the author’s conditions.