Rules and Spelling Principles of the Iḍāfah

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• According to Arabic grammar, which two restrictions apply to the muḍāf?
• When the sound masculine plural noun بَنُونَ, 'sons,' is used as a muḍāf, its final nūn is dropped, producing بَنُو.
• What is the light nominative form of the noun جَنَّةٌ when it becomes a muḍāf?
• Match the following nouns with their correct light forms as a muḍāf:
• What is the basic grammatical rule for the case of the muḍāf ilayh?
• Whether a muḍāf is definite or indefinite depends on whether its own final vowel is a ḍammah or fatḥah.
• Match the following forms with their correct grammatical cases after the final nūn is dropped from the muḍāf: