LessonsIḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six NounsQuiz

دَلْوِي : the lexical stem ends in wāw; sound-like pattern here.
ظَبْيِي : lexical yāʾ follows a consonant with sukūn; also treated as sound-like here.
قَاضِيَّ : lexical yāʾ is preceded by kasrah; it assimilates to the possessive yāʾ.

The vowel before the final radical determines which rule applies.

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Three Endings, Three Analyses

Iḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six Nouns

دَلْوِي : the lexical stem ends in wāw; sound-like pattern here.
ظَبْيِي : lexical yāʾ follows a consonant with sukūn; also treated as sound-like here.
قَاضِيَّ : lexical yāʾ is preceded by kasrah; it assimilates to the possessive yāʾ.

The vowel before the final radical determines which rule applies.