LessonsMunṣarif and Ghayr Munṣarif — Definitions, Causes and ParsingQuiz

وَغَيْرُ مُنْصَرِفٍ: وَهُوَ مَا فِيهِ سَبَبَانِ مِنَ الْأَسْبَابِ التِّسْعَةِ، أَوْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُمَا.
Translation: A ghayr munṣarif is a noun containing two of the nine causes, or one cause considered equivalent to two.

A diptote is still muʿrab, not mabnī. But its normal genitive ending and its treatment of tanwīn differ from a munṣarif noun.

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Definition of Ghayr Munṣarif

Munṣarif and Ghayr Munṣarif — Definitions, Causes and Parsing

وَغَيْرُ مُنْصَرِفٍ: وَهُوَ مَا فِيهِ سَبَبَانِ مِنَ الْأَسْبَابِ التِّسْعَةِ، أَوْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُمَا.
Translation: A ghayr munṣarif is a noun containing two of the nine causes, or one cause considered equivalent to two.

A diptote is still muʿrab, not mabnī. But its normal genitive ending and its treatment of tanwīn differ from a munṣarif noun.