LessonsThe indeclinable noun: definition, rule and eight classesQuiz

أَوْ شَابَهَ مَبْنِيَّ الْأَصْلِ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ فِي الدَّلَالَةِ عَلَى مَعْنَاهُ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَى قَرِينَةٍ كَالْإِشَارَةِ.
Translation: Or the noun resembles an inherently indeclinable form, for instance when identifying its intended referent needs a contextual cue such as pointing.

Unlike the isolated-word case, this concerns an inherently fixed form even in sentences. Contextual reference is one way the source explains the resemblance.

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Resemblance to inherently fixed forms

The indeclinable noun: definition, rule and eight classes

أَوْ شَابَهَ مَبْنِيَّ الْأَصْلِ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ فِي الدَّلَالَةِ عَلَى مَعْنَاهُ مُحْتَاجًا إِلَى قَرِينَةٍ كَالْإِشَارَةِ.
Translation: Or the noun resembles an inherently indeclinable form, for instance when identifying its intended referent needs a contextual cue such as pointing.

Unlike the isolated-word case, this concerns an inherently fixed form even in sentences. Contextual reference is one way the source explains the resemblance.