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    Sound Feminine Plurals Take Kasra When Mansoob

    By ArabicTree | July 21, 2007

    The Sound Feminine Plural pattern (eg. muslimaatun (مُسلِمَاتٌ)) take the sign of kasra when they are mansoob.

    For example:

    1. “I saw muslimahs” is ra’aytu muslimaatin (رَأيتُ مُسلِمَاتٍ) NOT ra’aytu muslimaatan (رَأيتُ مُسلِمَاتً).
    2. “I love ducks” is uhibbu battaatin (أُحِبُّ بَطَّاتٍ)
    3. “Allah created the heavens” is khalaqa Allahu as-samawaati (خَلَقَ الَّلهُ السَمَوَاتِ)

    And indeed, Allah says in Suratul ‘Araaf:

    إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ

    Translation: Indeed your Lord is Allah, the one who created the heavens and the earth in six days … [Surah ‘Aaraaf, verse 54]

    So the question arises, how can you tell what case a sound feminine plural noun is in when it has kasra? Is it majruwr, or mansoob? The answer is, you must know Arabic grammar to understand.

    Topics: Analysis, Intermediate, Qur'an |

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