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إِبْرَاهِيم is written with the letters إ، ب، ر، ا، ه، ي، م—more than three letters.

It is a foreign proper name, not merely a borrowed ordinary noun; it illustrates the combination stated in the book.

Its three case forms are إِبْرَاهِيمُ, إِبْرَاهِيمَ, and بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ. In the last one, fatḥa marks the genitive, not the accusative.

WordMeaning
إِبْرَاهِيمُNominative without tanwīn
بِإِبْرَاهِيمَGenitive with fatḥa

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Diptote Causes — Foreign Origin and Its Conditions

إِبْرَاهِيم is written with the letters إ، ب، ر، ا، ه، ي، م—more than three letters.

It is a foreign proper name, not merely a borrowed ordinary noun; it illustrates the combination stated in the book.

Its three case forms are إِبْرَاهِيمُ, إِبْرَاهِيمَ, and بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ. In the last one, fatḥa marks the genitive, not the accusative.

WordMeaning
إِبْرَاهِيمُNominative without tanwīn
بِإِبْرَاهِيمَGenitive with fatḥa