Rules 5–8 require attention to the position of wāw and to the structure around it.
No.ConditionOperationExample
5Initial wāw with ḍamma/kasraPermitted hamzahوُجُوهٌ / أُجُوهٌ
6Two special fatḥa-initial casesAttested exceptionsوَحَدٌ / أَحَدٌ
7Two vowelled initial wāwsObligatory first-wāw changeأَوَاصِلُ
8Wāw-final weak fuʿūl pluralYāʾ + preceding kasraدِلِيٌّ
Use the table as a comparison aid, not as a replacement for analyzing the forms on the preceding slides.
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Miscellaneous Morphological Explanations: Eight Rules for Wāw, Yāʾ, Alif and Hamzah
Rules 5–8 require attention to the position of wāw and to the structure around it.
No.ConditionOperationExample
5Initial wāw with ḍamma/kasraPermitted hamzahوُجُوهٌ / أُجُوهٌ
6Two special fatḥa-initial casesAttested exceptionsوَحَدٌ / أَحَدٌ
7Two vowelled initial wāwsObligatory first-wāw changeأَوَاصِلُ
8Wāw-final weak fuʿūl pluralYāʾ + preceding kasraدِلِيٌّ
Use the table as a comparison aid, not as a replacement for analyzing the forms on the preceding slides.