LessonsDiptote Causes — Ultimate Broken-Plural PatternsQuiz

كَمَسَاجِدَ — such as masājid.
كَـ: preposition.
مَسَاجِدَ: genitive noun marked with fatḥa because its plural pattern makes it a diptote.

Do not treat مَسَاجِدَ here as a direct object merely because it ends with fatḥa. The preceding kāf is a preposition.

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Parsing the Book’s Example “Masājid”

Diptote Causes — Ultimate Broken-Plural Patterns

كَمَسَاجِدَ — such as masājid.
كَـ: preposition.
مَسَاجِدَ: genitive noun marked with fatḥa because its plural pattern makes it a diptote.

Do not treat مَسَاجِدَ here as a direct object merely because it ends with fatḥa. The preceding kāf is a preposition.