Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 2 Maqsur, Mamdud, and Manqus Nouns What is a maqsūr noun? How is a manqsūr noun verbalized? What is a mamdūd noun? What is a manqūs noun? How is a manqūs noun verbalized? A maqsūr noun is a noun that ends in an alif. The alif can either be: • long, for example: عصا (cane) • maqsūrah, for example: فتیَ (young man) Maqsūr nouns are always verbalized with a fathah nunation, except if it is an unnonated noun.
For example: جاءَ فتیً (a young man came), رأیتُ فتیً (I saw a young man), and مَرَرتُ بفتیً (I passed by a young man) A mamdūd noun is a noun that ends with a hamzah preceded by an alif. For example: سماء (sky). A manqūs noun is a noun that ends with a yā' preceded by a kasrah. For example: القاضي (judge). A manqūs noun is verbalized: • By two kasrahs after the yā' is erased when it is in the nominative and genitive cases. For example: جاءَ قاضٍ (a judge came).