LessonsCauses of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its ConditionsQuiz

طَلْحَةُ is a man’s name, yet its form ends in the feminine tāʾ. The two causes are proper-name status and this formal feminine ending.

Thus it normally takes no tanwīn, and its genitive is marked with fatḥa rather than kasra. Grammatical marking here is about the name’s form, not the named person’s gender.

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Why Ṭalḥah Is a Diptote

Causes of Diptote Status — Femininity and Its Conditions

طَلْحَةُ is a man’s name, yet its form ends in the feminine tāʾ. The two causes are proper-name status and this formal feminine ending.

Thus it normally takes no tanwīn, and its genitive is marked with fatḥa rather than kasra. Grammatical marking here is about the name’s form, not the named person’s gender.