Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! The nouns أبٌ and أخٌ ============================= The nouns أبٌ and أخٌ will take long vowel markers instead of the usual short vowels. This usage is restricted to two conditions: (a) as a first term of Idaafa or (b) when a possessive pronoun is attached to either of them. (a) قابَلني أبو جاري. قابَلتُ أبا جاري. سَلـَّمتُ علی أبي جاري. (b) قابَلني أبوها. قابَلتُ أباها. سَلـَّمتُ علی أبيها. Previous Next