The last tidbit lesson discussed hamzah al-wasl in verbs and how to determine which vowel to use when starting on a verb that begins with hamzah al-wasl. We now will start explaining hamzah al-wasl in "nouns". Please refer to the brief grammar lessons in the tidbit archives for an explanation on
which is loosely translated as "nouns" but involves more than nouns.
The
can be in regular or irregular in nouns.
The
in nouns is always started with a kasrah. This lesson will explain the regular nouns, and next lesson, insha' Allah will explain the irregular nouns.
The Hamzah Al-Wasl in Regular Nouns
Original noun (
) derived from five and six letter verbs.
A
is defined as: A “noun” that points to the moment of occurrence.
These
(plural of
) that begin with
are derived from either a five-letter verb that has the same letter and vowel weight as
or a six-letter verb with the same letter and vowel weight as
.When these verbs are in the noun form, the third letter has a kasrah and an alif is added before the last letter. The verb root word
then becomes
in the noun form of it, and the verb root word
becomes
in the noun form.
Examples of five letter original nouns (
) starting with
are found in the following aayaat:
The word
in:
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The word
in:
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The word
in:
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Original noun of a six letter past tense verb:
The following aayaat exemplify
beginning with hamzah wasl that have been derived from a six letter past tense verb:
The word
in:
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The word
in:
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The word
in:
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Please note that the other word starting with a hamzah wasl in this phrase:
is a verb.
As said at the beginning of this lesson, all nouns, including regular nouns or
that begin with hamzah al-wasl start with a kasrah on the hamzah wasl. As a reminder, the only time we put a vowel on the hamzah al-wasl is when beginning the word.