● An exception to the rule (exception):
○ Do not assume that a word is feminine just because it ends in ة; some men's names and masculine usages also end in ة.
● Examples:
○ طَلْحَةُ (Ṭalḥah) | حُذَيْفَةُ (Ḥudhayfah) — these are men's personal names.
○ خَلِيفَةٌ (caliph) | عَلَّامَةٌ (great scholar) — despite the ة, these can refer to a masculine person.
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Masculine Names Ending in Round Tāʾ (Exception)
Rule for Changing Masculine to Feminine
● An exception to the rule (exception):
○ Do not assume that a word is feminine just because it ends in ة; some men's names and masculine usages also end in ة.
● Examples:
○ طَلْحَةُ (Ṭalḥah) | حُذَيْفَةُ (Ḥudhayfah) — these are men's personal names.
○ خَلِيفَةٌ (caliph) | عَلَّامَةٌ (great scholar) — despite the ة, these can refer to a masculine person.