Heavy Noon and Light Noon Compared

Conjugating the Imperative with Light Noon (Active & Passive)

In the positions where Light Noon is allowed, the same grammatical position can appear with either emphatic Noon.

Light NoonHeavy NoonPosition
اِفْعِلَنْاِفْعِلَنَّsingular masculine Haadhir
اِفْعِلُنْاِفْعِلُنَّplural masculine Haadhir
اِفْعِلِنْاِفْعِلِنَّsingular feminine Haadhir

Main difference: Heavy Noon is doubled; Light Noon is a single silent Noon. Light Noon also excludes all dual and feminine-plural positions.