LessonsCauses of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its ConditionsQuiz

وَالتَّأْنِيثُ بِالْأَلِفِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ كَ«حُبْلَى» وَالْمَمْدُودَةِ كَ«حَمْرَاءَ» تَمْتَنِعُ صَرْفُهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ؛ لِأَنَّ الْأَلِفَ قَائِمٌ مَقَامَ السَّبَبَيْنِ: التَّأْنِيثِ وَلُزُومِهِ.
Translation: Words containing feminine alif maqṣūra, as in ḥublā, or feminine alif mamdūda, as in ḥamrāʾ, are diptotes without exception to this rule, because that alif stands for two causes: femininity and its inseparability.

Unlike the Hind case, these feminine alif endings do not require proper-name status.

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Two Forms of Feminine Alif

Causes of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its Conditions

وَالتَّأْنِيثُ بِالْأَلِفِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ كَ«حُبْلَى» وَالْمَمْدُودَةِ كَ«حَمْرَاءَ» تَمْتَنِعُ صَرْفُهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ؛ لِأَنَّ الْأَلِفَ قَائِمٌ مَقَامَ السَّبَبَيْنِ: التَّأْنِيثِ وَلُزُومِهِ.
Translation: Words containing feminine alif maqṣūra, as in ḥublā, or feminine alif mamdūda, as in ḥamrāʾ, are diptotes without exception to this rule, because that alif stands for two causes: femininity and its inseparability.

Unlike the Hind case, these feminine alif endings do not require proper-name status.