LessonsDiptote Causes — Additional Alif and Nūn and Their ConditionsQuiz

وَإِنْ كَانَتَا فِي صِفَةٍ، فَشَرْطُهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ مُؤَنَّثُهُ عَلَى فَعْلَانَةَ، كَـ«سَكْرَانَ».
Translation: If the additional alif and nūn occur in an adjective, the condition is that its feminine not follow the pattern faʿlāna, as in sakrān.

For an adjective, the test is the feminine form, not proper-name status.

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Additional Alif and Nūn: The Adjective Rule

Diptote Causes — Additional Alif and Nūn and Their Conditions

وَإِنْ كَانَتَا فِي صِفَةٍ، فَشَرْطُهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ مُؤَنَّثُهُ عَلَى فَعْلَانَةَ، كَـ«سَكْرَانَ».
Translation: If the additional alif and nūn occur in an adjective, the condition is that its feminine not follow the pattern faʿlāna, as in sakrān.

For an adjective, the test is the feminine form, not proper-name status.