LessonsThe Imperative: Active and Passive Paradigms and Formation RulesQuiz

Emphatic commands create special sound combinations involving nūns and number markers. The feminine-plural nūn al-niswah remains, and a separating alif stands before the heavy emphatic nūn. The dual alif remains as well.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
اِفْعَلْنَ → اِفْعَلْنَانِّyou women must certainly do.
لِيَفْعَلْنَ → لِيَفْعَلْنَانِّlet those women certainly do.
اِفْعَلَا → اِفْعَلَانِّyou two must certainly do.

Compare masculine-plural اِفْعَلُنَّ: feminine plural, masculine plural and dual do not have identical endings.

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The Imperative: Active and Passive Paradigms and Formation Rules

Emphatic commands create special sound combinations involving nūns and number markers. The feminine-plural nūn al-niswah remains, and a separating alif stands before the heavy emphatic nūn. The dual alif remains as well.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
اِفْعَلْنَ → اِفْعَلْنَانِّyou women must certainly do.
لِيَفْعَلْنَ → لِيَفْعَلْنَانِّlet those women certainly do.
اِفْعَلَا → اِفْعَلَانِّyou two must certainly do.

Compare masculine-plural اِفْعَلُنَّ: feminine plural, masculine plural and dual do not have identical endings.