Feminine-plural verbs already end in nūn al-niswah. When heavy emphatic nūn follows, a separating alif intervenes between the two nūns. This preserves the feminine-plural marker while distinguishing the emphatic suffix.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
لَا تَفْعَلْنَdo not act (women).
لَا تَفْعَلْنَانِّdo not act at all (women).
لَا يَفْعَلْنَانِّlet those women definitely not act.
The textbook gives no light-nūn form here. The alif separates two nūns with different grammatical roles.
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The Prohibitive: Active and Passive Paradigms with Emphatic Nūn
Feminine-plural verbs already end in nūn al-niswah. When heavy emphatic nūn follows, a separating alif intervenes between the two nūns. This preserves the feminine-plural marker while distinguishing the emphatic suffix.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
لَا تَفْعَلْنَdo not act (women).
لَا تَفْعَلْنَانِّdo not act at all (women).
لَا يَفْعَلْنَانِّlet those women definitely not act.
The textbook gives no light-nūn form here. The alif separates two nūns with different grammatical roles.