LessonsRestoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and IḍāfahQuiz

«مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدِكُمْ»
Translation: “I passed by your Aḥmad.”

أَحْمَدِ is the first member of an iḍāfah, with كُمْ as an attached genitive pronoun. After بِ, the noun has genitive kasrah rather than the normal diptote genitive fatḥah.

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Restoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and Iḍāfah

«مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدِكُمْ»
Translation: “I passed by your Aḥmad.”

أَحْمَدِ is the first member of an iḍāfah, with كُمْ as an attached genitive pronoun. After بِ, the noun has genitive kasrah rather than the normal diptote genitive fatḥah.