LessonsNoun Case Classes: Type 1 (Ḍamma, Fatḥa, Kasra)Quiz

وَهُوَ عِنْدَ النُّحَاةِ: مَا لَا يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِهِ حَرْفُ عِلَّةٍ، كَـ«زَيْدٍ».
Translation: According to grammarians, a sound-final noun is one whose final letter is not a weak letter, such as “زَيْدٍ.”

زَيْد is a singular noun ending in the consonant د rather than a weak letter. It therefore illustrates this class.

Here “sound” is a technical description of the final letter, not a judgment that other Arabic words are incorrect.

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What Is a Sound-Final Singular Noun?

Noun Case Classes: Type 1 (Ḍamma, Fatḥa, Kasra)

وَهُوَ عِنْدَ النُّحَاةِ: مَا لَا يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِهِ حَرْفُ عِلَّةٍ، كَـ«زَيْدٍ».
Translation: According to grammarians, a sound-final noun is one whose final letter is not a weak letter, such as “زَيْدٍ.”

زَيْد is a singular noun ending in the consonant د rather than a weak letter. It therefore illustrates this class.

Here “sound” is a technical description of the final letter, not a judgment that other Arabic words are incorrect.