LessonsGhayr Munsarif: Basic Case Pattern and ExceptionsQuiz

A ghayr munsarif noun follows two basic signs when it stands without ال and without idafah:

- it does not take tanwin;
- in the genitive, it normally takes fathah instead of kasrah.

Thus إِبْرَاهِيمُ is nominative, while both accusative and basic genitive are إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

This is a rule about an established noun class. A word does not become ghayr munsarif merely because someone removes its tanwin.

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Ghayr Munsarif: Basic Case Pattern and Exceptions

A ghayr munsarif noun follows two basic signs when it stands without ال and without idafah:

- it does not take tanwin;
- in the genitive, it normally takes fathah instead of kasrah.

Thus إِبْرَاهِيمُ is nominative, while both accusative and basic genitive are إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

This is a rule about an established noun class. A word does not become ghayr munsarif merely because someone removes its tanwin.