LessonsEmphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy NunQuiz

Light nūn is used in exactly 8 grammatical slots here. Six slots are absent:

● all four dual slots
● third-person feminine plural
● second-person feminine plural

A slot means a person/number/gender position. Two different slots can share one written form: لَتَفْعَلَنْ represents both third-person feminine singular and second-person masculine singular.

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Light Nun Has 8 Grammatical Slots

Emphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy Nun

Light nūn is used in exactly 8 grammatical slots here. Six slots are absent:

● all four dual slots
● third-person feminine plural
● second-person feminine plural

A slot means a person/number/gender position. Two different slots can share one written form: لَتَفْعَلَنْ represents both third-person feminine singular and second-person masculine singular.