Noun Case Classes: Type 3 — Diptote (Ghayr Munṣarif)

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• What are the signs of nominative, accusative and genitive in the book’s third class?
• Which noun is the original textbook example of a diptote?
• What is the grammatical status of «عُمَرُ» in «جَاءَنِي عُمَرُ»?
• Why is «عُمَرَ» accusative in «رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ»?
• What is the syntactic case of «عُمَرَ» in «مَرَرْتُ بِعُمَرَ»?
• How can «عُمَرَ» be accusative in one sentence and genitive in another?
• Which nominative form of the diptote name ʿUmar is correct?
• Which sentence contains a diptote in the genitive marked by fatḥa?
• Which contrast between «زَيْدٍ» and «عُمَرَ» is correct?
• Which of these forms normally takes kasra when genitive?
• Which description of ʿUmar is accurate?
• Why does «الْمَسَاجِدِ» have kasra in «صَلَّيْتُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ»?
• Why does «مَسَاجِدِ» show kasra in «فِي مَسَاجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ»?
• What is the case of «أَحْمَدُ» in «جَاءَ أَحْمَدُ»?
• Why is «مَسَاجِدَ» genitive in «مَرَرْتُ بِمَسَاجِدَ»?
• Which is the correct translation of «رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ»?
• A diptote is always indeclinable, so its case cannot change.
• In «مَرَرْتُ بِعُمَرَ», the final fatḥa marks the accusative.
• Every noun lacking tanwīn must be a diptote.
• A diptote can show genitive kasra with al- or when used as a muḍāf.