Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And it is anomalous in 'Eid, 'Eid, and Hattam *** for the plural of this, as is known for diminutive."
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh :"For the plural of this, there is what is known for diminutive"
Hattam means: to make obligatory. "For the plural" means: the plural of irregularity (jam' al-takseer). Hattam has for it what is known for the diminutive of 'ilm (knowledge). Accordingly, it is obligatory for us to return the second letter to its original form in the plural if it is soft. We say, for example, in 'Eid, if we want to pluralize it, we say: A'idad, and the original form is A'wad. The original form is A'wad, but it is anomalous. And we also say in Qimah?
The student: Qawimah.
The Shaykh : Qawimah is fine, but if we want to pluralize it?
The student: Qiyam.
The Shaykh : Qiyam. We say Qiyam for it. We say Qiyam for it based on the singular. And we say in Qawm—or does it come with us?—in Qawm, what do we say for it?
The student: Aqwaam.
The Shaykh : Aqwaam, and we do not say Aqwaam. As for the word Bab, it will come to us, if Allah wills, later.
The student: The diminutive of the plural, like A'idad?
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills, shortly.
Hattam means: to make obligatory. "For the plural" means: the plural of irregularity (jam' al-takseer). Hattam has for it what is known for the diminutive of 'ilm (knowledge). Accordingly, it is obligatory for us to return the second letter to its original form in the plural if it is soft. We say, for example, in 'Eid, if we want to pluralize it, we say: A'idad, and the original form is A'wad. The original form is A'wad, but it is anomalous. And we also say in Qimah?
The student: Qawimah.
The Shaykh : Qawimah is fine, but if we want to pluralize it?
The student: Qiyam.
The Shaykh : Qiyam. We say Qiyam for it. We say Qiyam for it based on the singular. And we say in Qawm—or does it come with us?—in Qawm, what do we say for it?
The student: Aqwaam.
The Shaykh : Aqwaam, and we do not say Aqwaam. As for the word Bab, it will come to us, if Allah wills, later.
The student: The diminutive of the plural, like A'idad?
The Shaykh : It will come to us, if Allah wills, shortly.