Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And conclude with the ta of femininity what you have diminutivized from *** a feminine, bare, trilateral, like sunn."
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The Shaykh :"And conclude with the ta of femininity what you have diminutivized from *** a feminine, bare, trilateral"
The phrase "a feminine, bare" means? It is bare of the ta. This is a rule regarding the diminutivization of a feminine noun: if it is trilateral and bare of the ta, it is obligatory to append the ta. For example, with "sunn" (tooth), if we want to make it diminutive, we say: sunaynah, sunaynah. If we said sunayn without the ta, that is prohibited. And with "qitt" (kitten)? Here?
The student: Qutaytah.
The Shaykh : Qutaytah, yes. And with "ward" (rose)?
The student: Wardah.
The Shaykh : Here? We say: wayridah. And on this basis, you should analogize. And the author's statement "bare, trilateral" makes no difference whether the middle letter is mobile or static. An exception to this is what he mentioned in his statement.
The phrase "a feminine, bare" means? It is bare of the ta. This is a rule regarding the diminutivization of a feminine noun: if it is trilateral and bare of the ta, it is obligatory to append the ta. For example, with "sunn" (tooth), if we want to make it diminutive, we say: sunaynah, sunaynah. If we said sunayn without the ta, that is prohibited. And with "qitt" (kitten)? Here?
The student: Qutaytah.
The Shaykh : Qutaytah, yes. And with "ward" (rose)?
The student: Wardah.
The Shaykh : Here? We say: wayridah. And on this basis, you should analogize. And the author's statement "bare, trilateral" makes no difference whether the middle letter is mobile or static. An exception to this is what he mentioned in his statement.