● Remember this comparison of prepositions joined to the first-person singular yāʾ:
○ Without combination or shaddah: لِي (for me), بِي (with me). These have no shaddah or combination.
○ With a doubled first-person yāʾ: فِيَّ (in me), إِلَيَّ (towards me), عَلَيَّ (on me). The first-person yāʾ is doubled in these forms.
○ With a doubled nūn: مِنِّي (from me), عَنِّي (from/about me). The nūn is pronounced doubled in these forms.
● These spelling differences are important for reading and writing Arabic texts.
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Comparison and Special Spelling Forms
Joining Prepositions to Pronouns (Part Two)
● Remember this comparison of prepositions joined to the first-person singular yāʾ:
○ Without combination or shaddah: لِي (for me), بِي (with me). These have no shaddah or combination.
○ With a doubled first-person yāʾ: فِيَّ (in me), إِلَيَّ (towards me), عَلَيَّ (on me). The first-person yāʾ is doubled in these forms.
○ With a doubled nūn: مِنِّي (from me), عَنِّي (from/about me). The nūn is pronounced doubled in these forms.
● These spelling differences are important for reading and writing Arabic texts.