LessonsThe Rule of the Muʿrab: Visible and Estimated CaseQuiz

وَحُكْمُهُ — “and its ruling”: “its” refers to the declinable noun from the previous lesson.
أَنْ يَخْتَلِفَ آخِرُهُ — “that its ending should vary.”
بِاخْتِلَافِ الْعَوَامِلِ — “with the variation of the governors.”
اخْتِلَافًا لَفْظِيًّا — “an outward, perceptible change.”
أَوْ تَقْدِيرِيًّا — “or an estimated change.”

Combined meaning: the governing context determines the case of a muʿrab noun, but the ending may or may not show the case vowel overtly.

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The Rule of the Muʿrab: Visible and Estimated Case

وَحُكْمُهُ — “and its ruling”: “its” refers to the declinable noun from the previous lesson.
أَنْ يَخْتَلِفَ آخِرُهُ — “that its ending should vary.”
بِاخْتِلَافِ الْعَوَامِلِ — “with the variation of the governors.”
اخْتِلَافًا لَفْظِيًّا — “an outward, perceptible change.”
أَوْ تَقْدِيرِيًّا — “or an estimated change.”

Combined meaning: the governing context determines the case of a muʿrab noun, but the ending may or may not show the case vowel overtly.