LessonsNoun Case Class 7 — Maqṣūr and Nouns with Possessive YāʾQuiz

Maqṣūr: الْعَصَا — the final alif cannot bear a case vowel; the cause is impossibility.

Noun with possessive yāʾ: غُلَامِي — the preceding mīm must keep the kasra needed before yāʾ; the position is already occupied by that vowel.

Both take estimated endings in all three cases, but the underlying reason differs.

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Two Different Reasons for Estimation

Noun Case Class 7 — Maqṣūr and Nouns with Possessive Yāʾ

Maqṣūr: الْعَصَا — the final alif cannot bear a case vowel; the cause is impossibility.

Noun with possessive yāʾ: غُلَامِي — the preceding mīm must keep the kasra needed before yāʾ; the position is already occupied by that vowel.

Both take estimated endings in all three cases, but the underlying reason differs.