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(This is a new book) | (This is a new book) | ||
In this example, the final short vowel ‘u’ and nunation 'n' are added to the word kitāb (book) making it “kitābun”. Grammatically, the word “jadīd” (new) should also receive the same “un”, but since that the word “jadīd” is at the end of the sentence, “un” is not added, which leaves the word in its original form: jadīd. | In this example, the final short vowel ‘u’ and nunation 'n' are added to the word kitāb (book) making it “kitābun” (spelled in Arabic as kitāb since that nunation is never written). Grammatically, the word “jadīd” (new) should also receive the same “un”, but since that the word “jadīd” is at the end of the sentence, “un” is not added, which leaves the word in its original form: jadīd. | ||
If the sentence was just “This is a book”, then the final “un” will not be added to the word kitāb (book) because the word here is at a pausal position (the end of the sentence): | If the sentence was just “This is a book”, then the final “un” will not be added to the word kitāb (book) because the word here is at a pausal position (the end of the sentence): | ||