LessonsIḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six NounsQuiz

غُلَامٌ = a boy/servant; غُلَامِي = my boy/servant.
كِتَابٌ = a book; كِتَابِي = my book.

The final yāʾ is an attached pronoun, not a separately declined noun. The preceding noun is the mudāf (first term of iḍāfah).

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Recognizing the Possessive Yāʾ

Iḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six Nouns

غُلَامٌ = a boy/servant; غُلَامِي = my boy/servant.
كِتَابٌ = a book; كِتَابِي = my book.

The final yāʾ is an attached pronoun, not a separately declined noun. The preceding noun is the mudāf (first term of iḍāfah).