Munṣarif and Ghayr Munṣarif — Definitions, Causes and Parsing

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• Which statement correctly characterizes a munṣarif noun?
• How is زَيْدٌ parsed in جَاءَنِي زَيْدٌ?
• Why is Zayd accusative in رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا?
• Why does Zayd take kasra in مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ?
• What is the syntactic position of yāʾ in جَاءَنِي?
• Why is proper name زَيْدٌ still munṣarif?
• How many causes are enumerated for ghayr munṣarif?
• Which combination makes أَحْمَدُ a diptote?
• What is أَحْمَدُ in جَاءَنِي أَحْمَدُ?
• What is Aḥmad’s case in رَأَيْتُ أَحْمَدَ?
• How do you parse Aḥmad in مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ?
• What distinguishes the two Aḥmada forms in these sentences?
• Which is the usual genitive form for the diptote Aḥmad?
• Why is kasra used in بِالْمَسَاجِدِ?
• Why does مَسَاجِدِ have kasra in بِمَسَاجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ?
• Which can be an effective single cause equivalent to two in diptote analysis?
• Which statement correctly compares nominative Aḥmadu and Zaydun?
• A diptote is indeclinable and never changes case form.
• Zayd can take tanwīn even though it is a definite proper name.
• Because أَحْمَدَ ends in fatḥa in مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ, it should be called accusative.
• Every personal name is a diptote.
• Masājid is a diptote only because it is a personal name.
• A diptote can take genitive kasra when used as muḍāf.