LessonsDual and Plural of Mamdud and Maqsur NounsQuiz

If an ism maqsur has more than three letters, change the final alif maqsurah to ya before adding the dual ending.

مُصْطَفَى → مُصْطَفَيَانِ
حُبْلَى → حُبْلَيَانِ

The learner-friendly procedure is: identify a maqsur noun longer than three letters, replace final ى with ي, and then add انِ.

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Longer Maqsur Nouns: Change Final Alif to Ya

Dual and Plural of Mamdud and Maqsur Nouns

If an ism maqsur has more than three letters, change the final alif maqsurah to ya before adding the dual ending.

مُصْطَفَى → مُصْطَفَيَانِ
حُبْلَى → حُبْلَيَانِ

The learner-friendly procedure is: identify a maqsur noun longer than three letters, replace final ى with ي, and then add انِ.