Continuation of the previous: "The Chapter on Diminutives"
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The Shaykh : The diminutive form is such that one cannot find a model for it, and by "model" here we mean the three patterns. So we revert it and delete from it what we delete from the form of the ultimate plural until it corresponds to these three models. For example, mustakhrij; if you wanted to make mustakhrij a diminutive, you would not be able to do so according to the three patterns. What do I do? I delete the extra letters and we say: mukhayrij or mukhayraj. Okay, madharraj, what do I say?
The student: Duhayrij.
The Shaykh : Duhayrij or duhayraj; I must delete. So, whatever exceeds four letters, like the five-letter and six-letter words, we must delete something from it. And on what rule do we proceed? We proceed according to what came before regarding the form of the ultimate plural, where anything exceeding its patterns is reduced by deleting the extra letters. For this reason, he said:
"And with it, the ultimate plural is connected *** With it, to the models of diminutives, connect"
The student: Duhayrij.
The Shaykh : Duhayrij or duhayraj; I must delete. So, whatever exceeds four letters, like the five-letter and six-letter words, we must delete something from it. And on what rule do we proceed? We proceed according to what came before regarding the form of the ultimate plural, where anything exceeding its patterns is reduced by deleting the extra letters. For this reason, he said:
"And with it, the ultimate plural is connected *** With it, to the models of diminutives, connect"