The most common classes of diptotes are:22.3 Proper names(a) Feminine proper names, with or without ta ̄
marbu ̄t
̇ah (^) ُة .. َـ ُة .َ.
/..atu/, e.g.
Indefinite form, sing. Definite form, sing.
Diptote (not fully declined) Triptote (fully declined)
َأ ْح َم ُر (not: َأْ َلأ ْح َم ُر َأ ْح َم ٌر
Nom.:
ah
̇
maru, red
ah
̇
marun)
al-
ah
̇
maru
Acc.: َأ ْح َم َر (not: َأْ َلأ ْح َم َر َأ ْح َم ًرا
ah
̇
mara
ah
̇
maran)
al-
ah
̇
mara
Gen.: َأ ْح َم َر (not: َأْ َلأ ْح َم ِر َأ ْح َم ٍر
ah
̇
mara
ah
̇
marin)
al-
ah
̇
mari
Indefinite form, plur. Definite form, plur.
Diptote (not fully declined) Triptote (fully declined, with
suffix pronoun)
Nom.: َر َسا ِئ ُل َر َسا ِئُلـ َك
rasa ̄
ilu, letters, messages rasa ̄
ilu-ka, your (m.)
letters
Acc.: َر َسا ِئ َل َر َسا ِئَلـ َك
rasa ̄
ila rasa ̄
ila-ka
Gen.: َر َسا ِئ َل َر َسا ِئـِلـ َك
rasa ̄
ila rasa ̄
ili-ka
َم ْر َي ُم Maryamu َز ْي َن ُب Zaynabu ُس َعا ُد Su
a ̄du
َعا ِئ َش ُة^
A ̄
isˇatu َفا ِط َم ُة Fa ̄t
̇
imatu َما ِج َد ُة Ma ̄g ̆idatu
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