LessonsThe Imperative: Definition, Formation, Hamza, and Building SignsQuiz

اُكْتُبْ — اُكْتُبَنَّ
Supplement beyond the brief textbook passage: with directly attached heavy emphatic nūn, the imperative is built on fatḥa, unlike the regular sukūn imperative. Do not confuse it with nūn al-niswah.

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Extension: Emphatic Nūn

The Imperative: Definition, Formation, Hamza, and Building Signs

اُكْتُبْ — اُكْتُبَنَّ
Supplement beyond the brief textbook passage: with directly attached heavy emphatic nūn, the imperative is built on fatḥa, unlike the regular sukūn imperative. Do not confuse it with nūn al-niswah.