LessonsRestoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and IḍāfahQuiz

The return of kasrah after al- or in iḍāfah does not mean that the noun now takes tanwīn like an ordinary indefinite triptote.

الْمَسَاجِدِ has no tanwīn because of al-. مَسَاجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ has no tanwīn because masājid is the first member of iḍāfah.

Keep genitive marking and tanwīn distinct.

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Does it become an ordinary triptote?

Restoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and Iḍāfah

The return of kasrah after al- or in iḍāfah does not mean that the noun now takes tanwīn like an ordinary indefinite triptote.

الْمَسَاجِدِ has no tanwīn because of al-. مَسَاجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ has no tanwīn because masājid is the first member of iḍāfah.

Keep genitive marking and tanwīn distinct.