LessonsDiptote Causes — Compounding and Its ConditionsQuiz

بِلَا إِضَافَةٍ
Translation: Without an iḍāfa construction.

In ʿAbd Allāh, «عَبْدُ» is the muḍāf and «اللَّهِ» is the muḍāf ilayh. The first noun changes case in the ordinary manner.

Calling it fully declinable does not mean adding tanwīn while it is annexed: iḍāfa independently prevents tanwīn on the muḍāf.

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Condition Two: It Must Not Be Iḍāfa

Diptote Causes — Compounding and Its Conditions

بِلَا إِضَافَةٍ
Translation: Without an iḍāfa construction.

In ʿAbd Allāh, «عَبْدُ» is the muḍāf and «اللَّهِ» is the muḍāf ilayh. The first noun changes case in the ordinary manner.

Calling it fully declinable does not mean adding tanwīn while it is annexed: iḍāfa independently prevents tanwīn on the muḍāf.