LessonsDiptote Causes — Additional Alif and Nūn and Their ConditionsQuiz

مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ سَكْرَانَ — I passed by an intoxicated man.

بِـ is a preposition; رَجُلٍ is genitive with kasra; سَكْرَانَ is a genitive adjective marked by fatḥa because it is a diptote.

The adjective and noun share the genitive case, even though their visible case signs differ.

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Sakrān: Genitive Adjective

Diptote Causes — Additional Alif and Nūn and Their Conditions

مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ سَكْرَانَ — I passed by an intoxicated man.

بِـ is a preposition; رَجُلٍ is genitive with kasra; سَكْرَانَ is a genitive adjective marked by fatḥa because it is a diptote.

The adjective and noun share the genitive case, even though their visible case signs differ.