Indefinite use: an unspecified bearer or thing; some name-dependent diptotes regain full declension.
Al-: definite article; it allows ordinary genitive kasrah on a diptote.
Iḍāfah: possessive/construct relationship; the diptote as first member takes genitive kasrah. These are distinct operations with different grammatical explanations.
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Restoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and Iḍāfah
Indefinite use: an unspecified bearer or thing; some name-dependent diptotes regain full declension.
Al-: definite article; it allows ordinary genitive kasrah on a diptote.
Iḍāfah: possessive/construct relationship; the diptote as first member takes genitive kasrah. These are distinct operations with different grammatical explanations.