LessonsNoun Case Classes: Type 6 — Sound Masculine Plural and Related FormsQuiz

تَقُولُ: «جَاءَنِي غُلَامَا زَيْدٍ وَمُسْلِمُو مِصْرَ».
Translation: You say, “Zayd’s two servants and the Muslims of Egypt came to me.”

What does this example prove?
غُلَامَانِ becomes «غُلَامَا زَيْدٍ» in iḍāfa, losing the dual nūn.
مُسْلِمُونَ becomes «مُسْلِمُو مِصْرَ» in iḍāfa, losing the sound masculine plural nūn.

The complete parsing of both parts follows.

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Dual and Plural Nūn Deletion

Noun Case Classes: Type 6 — Sound Masculine Plural and Related Forms

تَقُولُ: «جَاءَنِي غُلَامَا زَيْدٍ وَمُسْلِمُو مِصْرَ».
Translation: You say, “Zayd’s two servants and the Muslims of Egypt came to me.”

What does this example prove?
غُلَامَانِ becomes «غُلَامَا زَيْدٍ» in iḍāfa, losing the dual nūn.
مُسْلِمُونَ becomes «مُسْلِمُو مِصْرَ» in iḍāfa, losing the sound masculine plural nūn.

The complete parsing of both parts follows.