LessonsDiptote Causes — Compounding and Its ConditionsQuiz

بَعْلَبَكّ is diptote: ḍamma in the nominative, fatḥa in the accusative and the ordinary genitive. Its ending can change.
شَابَ قَرْنَاهَا is an isnādī compound described by the book as mabnī: its internal clause is preserved as a name.

A diptote is not the same as indeclinable; it still exhibits case inflection, albeit with special forms.

Opening interactive controls...

Diptote Versus Mabnī

Diptote Causes — Compounding and Its Conditions

بَعْلَبَكّ is diptote: ḍamma in the nominative, fatḥa in the accusative and the ordinary genitive. Its ending can change.
شَابَ قَرْنَاهَا is an isnādī compound described by the book as mabnī: its internal clause is preserved as a name.

A diptote is not the same as indeclinable; it still exhibits case inflection, albeit with special forms.