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أَوْ حَرْفٌ مُشَدَّدٌ، مِثْلَ: «دَوَابَّ».
Translation: Or a doubled letter follows the plural alif, as in dawābb.

The letter after alif in دَوَابّ is بّ. A shadda indicates a doubled consonant. The author gives this as a distinct permitted shape of the pattern.

WordMeaning
دَابَّةٌSingular
دَوَابُّPlural in nominative form

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A Doubled Letter After the Plural Alif

Diptote Causes — Ultimate Broken-Plural Patterns

أَوْ حَرْفٌ مُشَدَّدٌ، مِثْلَ: «دَوَابَّ».
Translation: Or a doubled letter follows the plural alif, as in dawābb.

The letter after alif in دَوَابّ is بّ. A shadda indicates a doubled consonant. The author gives this as a distinct permitted shape of the pattern.

WordMeaning
دَابَّةٌSingular
دَوَابُّPlural in nominative form