LessonsNoun Case Class 7 — Maqṣūr and Nouns with Possessive YāʾQuiz

Without possessive yāʾ: غُلَامٌ، غُلَامًا، غُلَامٍ — the case endings are visible.

With possessive yāʾ: غُلَامِي — the surface form stays the same in all three cases.

غُلَامِي is still inflected, not indeclinable; its case is estimated.

Identify its case from the sentence, not the visible kasra alone.

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Contrast: Ghulāmun versus Ghulāmī

Noun Case Class 7 — Maqṣūr and Nouns with Possessive Yāʾ

Without possessive yāʾ: غُلَامٌ، غُلَامًا، غُلَامٍ — the case endings are visible.

With possessive yāʾ: غُلَامِي — the surface form stays the same in all three cases.

غُلَامِي is still inflected, not indeclinable; its case is estimated.

Identify its case from the sentence, not the visible kasra alone.