A proper name identifies a particular person or entity, such as ʿUthmān. A common noun names a type or class; the book uses saʿdān as the name of a plant species.
A common noun does not acquire proper-name status merely because its ending resembles that of a proper name.
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Diptote Causes — Additional Alif and Nūn and Their Conditions
A proper name identifies a particular person or entity, such as ʿUthmān. A common noun names a type or class; the book uses saʿdān as the name of a plant species.
A common noun does not acquire proper-name status merely because its ending resembles that of a proper name.