LessonsDefiniteness and Proper-Name Status in Diptote RulesQuiz

زَيْدٍ: proper name, but fully declinable; genitive kasra.
الرَّجُلِ: definite with al-, not a diptote for that reason; genitive kasra.
أَحْمَدَ: proper name with verb-like pattern; diptote; genitive fatḥa.
هَذَا: definite demonstrative but indeclinable; its syntactic position determines its case.

For each word ask: type of definiteness? declension class? syntactic function and marker?

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Definiteness and Proper-Name Status in Diptote Rules

زَيْدٍ: proper name, but fully declinable; genitive kasra.
الرَّجُلِ: definite with al-, not a diptote for that reason; genitive kasra.
أَحْمَدَ: proper name with verb-like pattern; diptote; genitive fatḥa.
هَذَا: definite demonstrative but indeclinable; its syntactic position determines its case.

For each word ask: type of definiteness? declension class? syntactic function and marker?