Note: The noun below has the same structure as the proper names above,but it is not a diptote, because its feminine singular is formed by addingthe ending ٌة .َ .. (^) ـ ٌة.َ. /...atun/ e.g.
(g) Masculine proper names ending in ... َـا ُن /...a ̄nu/, e.g.
(h) Proper names (masculine and feminine) which have the pattern of
ُف َع ُل fu
alu, e.g.
22.4 Adjectives
(a) Most of the classical grammarians consider the masculine adjec-
tives ending in ا ُن.َ. /...a ̄nu/ (pattern: َفـ ْعـ َلا ُن fa
la ̄nu) and having
the feminine ending ى.َ. /...a ̄/ (pattern: َفـ ْعـَلى fa
la ̄) to be diptotes,
but some other grammarians consider the feminine ending
of the above ا ُن.َ. /...a ̄nu/ to be ـ ٌة.َ. /...atun/ (pattern: َفـ ْعـ َلا َن ٌة
fa
la ̄natun, not َفـ ْعـَلى fa
la ̄). In this case they have to be triptotes
(as pattern: َفـ ْعـ َلا ٌن fa
la ̄nun), according to the rule mentioned
in note (b) below, and this type of feminine is more frequently used
in modern Arabic, e.g.
َأ ْح َم ُد َي ِزي ُد َت ْغِل ُب
Ah
̇
madu Yazı
- du Tag ̇libu
َأ ْر َم ٌل َأ ْر َم ًلا َأ ْر َم ٍل (fem. َأ ْر َمـَلـ ٌة
armalun, widower
armalan
armalin
armalatun)ُع ْث َما ُن ُسَل ْي َما ُن َز ْي َدا ُن
Ut
̄ma ̄nu Sulayma ̄nu Zayda ̄nuُع َم ُر ُز َح ُل ُق َز ُح
Umaru Zuh
̇alu Quzah
̇uMasc. sing. Fem. sing.Classical usage Modern usageَك ْس َلا ُن OR َك ْس َلا ٌن kasla ̄nu/un,
lazyَك ْسَلى kasla ̄ OR َك ْس َلا َن ٌة kasla ̄natun
َس ْك َرا ُن OR َس ْك َرا ٌن sakra ̄nu/
un, drunkَس ْك َرى sakra ̄ OR َس ْك َرا َن ٌة sakra ̄natun
154Triptotes
and
diptotes