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يَقُولُ — يَدْعُو
Yaqūlu is sound-final (category 1), because its final radical is lām. Yadʿū is wāw-final (category 3). The location of the weak radical matters.

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Four Patterns of Imperfect Mood Marking

يَقُولُ — يَدْعُو
Yaqūlu is sound-final (category 1), because its final radical is lām. Yadʿū is wāw-final (category 3). The location of the weak radical matters.