Rule 1 permits a quiescent hamzah to be replaced by a weak letter corresponding to the preceding vowel. The preceding fatḥah, kasrah or ḍammah determines the substituted letter.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
رَأْسٌ → رَاسٌalif corresponds to the preceding fatḥah.
ذِئْبٌ → ذِيبٌyāʾ corresponds to the preceding kasrah.
بُؤْسٌ → بُوسٌwāw corresponds to the preceding ḍammah.
These illustrate classical phonetic easing. They should not all be treated as obligatory modern standard spellings.
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Rules of Hamzated Forms: Lightening, Substitution, Elision and Short Paradigms
Rule 1 permits a quiescent hamzah to be replaced by a weak letter corresponding to the preceding vowel. The preceding fatḥah, kasrah or ḍammah determines the substituted letter.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
رَأْسٌ → رَاسٌalif corresponds to the preceding fatḥah.
ذِئْبٌ → ذِيبٌyāʾ corresponds to the preceding kasrah.
بُؤْسٌ → بُوسٌwāw corresponds to the preceding ḍammah.
These illustrate classical phonetic easing. They should not all be treated as obligatory modern standard spellings.