LessonsNoun Case Class 8 — The Manqūṣ NounQuiz

In الْقَاضِي, the final yāʾ belongs to the structure of the noun itself; the form meets the definition of manqūṣ.

In غُلَامِي, the yāʾ is a separate first-person possessive pronoun; the noun is غُلَام. Its three case vowels were estimated in the preceding lesson.

Conclusion: Similar endings need not have the same grammatical explanation.

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Final Yāʾ versus Possessive Yāʾ

Noun Case Class 8 — The Manqūṣ Noun

In الْقَاضِي, the final yāʾ belongs to the structure of the noun itself; the form meets the definition of manqūṣ.

In غُلَامِي, the yāʾ is a separate first-person possessive pronoun; the noun is غُلَام. Its three case vowels were estimated in the preceding lesson.

Conclusion: Similar endings need not have the same grammatical explanation.