Parsing (Ahrakat Subhat)
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning... because he said, "I will burn the subhat." Its original form is "la-ahraktu" with the ta, but do you know that in every plural, except for the sound feminine plural and the sound masculine plural, both masculine and feminine agreement are permissible? Ibn Malik said:
"And the ta with a plural other than the sound one, *** is like the ta with one of the breasts"
Meaning, a breast, whose feminine form is figurative, allows for both masculine and feminine agreement. Likewise, the majority of other plurals, except for the sound masculine plural and the correct plural, and except for the sound feminine plural. In the sound masculine plural, masculine agreement is obligatory, and in the sound feminine plural, feminine agreement is obligatory. In everything else, both options are permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning... because he said, "I will burn the subhat." Its original form is "la-ahraktu" with the ta, but do you know that in every plural, except for the sound feminine plural and the sound masculine plural, both masculine and feminine agreement are permissible? Ibn Malik said:
"And the ta with a plural other than the sound one, *** is like the ta with one of the breasts"
Meaning, a breast, whose feminine form is figurative, allows for both masculine and feminine agreement. Likewise, the majority of other plurals, except for the sound masculine plural and the correct plural, and except for the sound feminine plural. In the sound masculine plural, masculine agreement is obligatory, and in the sound feminine plural, feminine agreement is obligatory. In everything else, both options are permissible.