LessonsNoun Case Classes: Type 2 — Sound Feminine PluralQuiz

The forms مُسْلِمَاتٌ and مُسْلِمَاتٍ display double-vowel endings called tanwīn.

For this noun class, ḍamma marks the nominative and kasra marks both accusative and genitive. With tanwīn, these appear doubled.

Compare definite forms: الْمُسْلِمَاتُ (nominative), الْمُسْلِمَاتِ (accusative), الْمُسْلِمَاتِ (genitive). Tanwīn disappears, but the case rule stays the same.

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Case Vowels and Tanwīn

Noun Case Classes: Type 2 — Sound Feminine Plural

The forms مُسْلِمَاتٌ and مُسْلِمَاتٍ display double-vowel endings called tanwīn.

For this noun class, ḍamma marks the nominative and kasra marks both accusative and genitive. With tanwīn, these appear doubled.

Compare definite forms: الْمُسْلِمَاتُ (nominative), الْمُسْلِمَاتِ (accusative), الْمُسْلِمَاتِ (genitive). Tanwīn disappears, but the case rule stays the same.