LessonsDiptote Causes — Foreign Origin and Its ConditionsQuiz

كَـ«إِبْرَاهِيمَ»، أَوْ ثُلَاثِيًّا مُتَحَرِّكَ الْأَوْسَطِ، كَـ«شَتَرَ».
Translation: Such as Ibrāhīm; or a three-letter foreign proper name with a vowelled middle letter, such as Shatar.

إِبْرَاهِيم illustrates foreign proper-name status plus more than three letters. The book uses شَتَر to illustrate the distinct three-letter case, whose middle consonant is vowelled.

WordMeaning
إِبْرَاهِيمُForeign proper name, diptote
شَتَرُTextbook three-letter name

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Diptote Causes — Foreign Origin and Its Conditions

كَـ«إِبْرَاهِيمَ»، أَوْ ثُلَاثِيًّا مُتَحَرِّكَ الْأَوْسَطِ، كَـ«شَتَرَ».
Translation: Such as Ibrāhīm; or a three-letter foreign proper name with a vowelled middle letter, such as Shatar.

إِبْرَاهِيم illustrates foreign proper-name status plus more than three letters. The book uses شَتَر to illustrate the distinct three-letter case, whose middle consonant is vowelled.

WordMeaning
إِبْرَاهِيمُForeign proper name, diptote
شَتَرُTextbook three-letter name