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The four imperfect-verb prefix letters are أ، ن، ي، ت.
أَكْتُبُ — I write.
نَكْتُبُ — We write.
يَكْتُبُ — He writes.
تَكْتُبُ — You write, or she writes.

These illustrate the prefixes only. A noun beginning with one of these letters is not automatically diptote.

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Four Present-Tense Prefix Letters

Diptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their Conditions

The four imperfect-verb prefix letters are أ، ن، ي، ت.
أَكْتُبُ — I write.
نَكْتُبُ — We write.
يَكْتُبُ — He writes.
تَكْتُبُ — You write, or she writes.

These illustrate the prefixes only. A noun beginning with one of these letters is not automatically diptote.