رَمَى comes from ر م ي. In the appropriate final position, the weak yāʾ is changed to alif, represented in spelling as alif maqṣūrah ى.
رَمَى — رَمَيَا — رَمَيْتُ
Translation: He threw — they two threw — I threw.
The dual and the suffixed first-person form reveal the yāʾ differently. The important skill is recognizing a single root behind different written endings; the changed form is conditioned by the attached ending.
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Why رَمَى Ends in Alif Maqṣūrah
Full Conjugation of the Yāʾ-Final Verb رَمَى يَرْمِي
رَمَى comes from ر م ي. In the appropriate final position, the weak yāʾ is changed to alif, represented in spelling as alif maqṣūrah ى.
رَمَى — رَمَيَا — رَمَيْتُ
Translation: He threw — they two threw — I threw.
The dual and the suffixed first-person form reveal the yāʾ differently. The important skill is recognizing a single root behind different written endings; the changed form is conditioned by the attached ending.