1. اسم تَصغِير
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2. وَلَدٌ عَبدٌ ظَهرٌ جَبلٌ نَهرٌ قَلبٌ حَسَنٌ ابنٌ رَجْلٌ
وُلَيْدٌ
وَلَدٌ
عَبدٌ
ظَهرٌ
جَبلٌ
نَهرٌ
قَلبٌ
حَسَنٌ
ابنٌ
رَجْلٌ
اسمٌ تَصغِيرٌ
عُبَيدٌ
ظُهَيرٌ
Diminutive Noun Form
فُعَيلٌ
جُبَيلٌ
نُهَيرٌ
This pattern is only used with three letter, nouns.
These nouns indicate smallness, amazement or humiliation.
قُلَيْبٌ
حُسَينٌ
بُنَينٌ
رُجَيلٌ
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3. If the noun has four letters or more the letter after “ya” is given a kasrah, For example: دِرهَم --- دُرَيهِمٌ
if the noun ends in ta marbutah/feminine ta or the noun is a proper noun that ends with “alif” and ”nun”, the letter after “ya” gets a fatha. for example: مَهرَةٌ --- مُهَيرَةٌ سَلمَانُ --- سُلَيْمَانُ
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4. وَلَدٌ عَبدٌ ظَهرٌ جَبلٌ نَهرٌ قَلبٌ حَسَنٌ ابنٌ رَجْلٌ
اسمٌ تَصغِيرٌ
Diminutive Noun Form
فُعَيلٌ
This pattern is only used with _______________, nouns.
These nouns indicate ____________, ___________ or ____________
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