Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "The yaa of kiyaa al-Kursiyyi was added for the genitive *** and every word that follows it must be in the kasr case."
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The Shaykh : And the author indicated by his saying: "kiyaa al-Kursiyyi"
that the yaa of al-Kursiyyi is not for the genitive, and that is the case because if the yaa of the genitive is deleted, the word to which it is related must have a meaning that stands on its own. For example, in Makiyy, if you delete the yaa of the genitive, you get Makkah, which has a meaning that stands on its own. In Quraashi, if you delete the yaa of the genitive, you get Quraish, which has a meaning that stands on its own. But in Kursiyy, if you delete the yaa in it? You get Kars, which has no relation to Kursiyy. Well, Kursi is a word used for what one sits on. And his saying:
"kiyaa al-Kursiyyi"
Let us look at the point of similarity between them. The similarity between them is that each of them has a shaddah on the yaa, and the sign of the case ending appears on it. He said:
"and every word that follows it must be in the kasr case"
This is one of the rulings that occur after the genitive. Every word that follows it must be in the kasr case. An example of that? If I say Tamim, is the meem in Tamim in the kasr case or not? Is it?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is not in the kasr case. How can it be in the fathah case?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, it depends on the grammatical factors. It may be in the nominative, accusative, or genitive case. But if you form a genitive from it, the kasr case is obligatory in it. For this reason, he said:
"and every word that follows it must be in the kasr case"
Every word, meaning every word that follows it must be in the kasr case. So you say Tamimiyy, and you say Nahwiyy, and you say Makiyy, and so on. Likewise, the ruling is that the case ending moves from what precedes it to it. That is, instead of the case ending being on the last letter of the word to which the genitive is formed, the case ending is on the yaa of the genitive. So the case ending moves from the word to which the genitive is formed to the yaa of the genitive. For example, you say: Tamim came (Jaa'a Tamimun), I saw Tamim (Ra'aytu Tamiman), and I passed by Tamim (Marrtu bi-Tamim). But if you form a genitive, does the case ending move?
The student: To the yaa of the genitive.
The Shaykh : To the yaa of the genitive. Tamimiyy came (Jaa'a Tamimiyyun), I saw Tamimiyy (Ra'aytu Tamimiyyan), and I passed by Tamimiyy (Marrtu bi-Tamimiyy). Yes.
that the yaa of al-Kursiyyi is not for the genitive, and that is the case because if the yaa of the genitive is deleted, the word to which it is related must have a meaning that stands on its own. For example, in Makiyy, if you delete the yaa of the genitive, you get Makkah, which has a meaning that stands on its own. In Quraashi, if you delete the yaa of the genitive, you get Quraish, which has a meaning that stands on its own. But in Kursiyy, if you delete the yaa in it? You get Kars, which has no relation to Kursiyy. Well, Kursi is a word used for what one sits on. And his saying:
"kiyaa al-Kursiyyi"
Let us look at the point of similarity between them. The similarity between them is that each of them has a shaddah on the yaa, and the sign of the case ending appears on it. He said:
"and every word that follows it must be in the kasr case"
This is one of the rulings that occur after the genitive. Every word that follows it must be in the kasr case. An example of that? If I say Tamim, is the meem in Tamim in the kasr case or not? Is it?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is not in the kasr case. How can it be in the fathah case?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, it depends on the grammatical factors. It may be in the nominative, accusative, or genitive case. But if you form a genitive from it, the kasr case is obligatory in it. For this reason, he said:
"and every word that follows it must be in the kasr case"
Every word, meaning every word that follows it must be in the kasr case. So you say Tamimiyy, and you say Nahwiyy, and you say Makiyy, and so on. Likewise, the ruling is that the case ending moves from what precedes it to it. That is, instead of the case ending being on the last letter of the word to which the genitive is formed, the case ending is on the yaa of the genitive. So the case ending moves from the word to which the genitive is formed to the yaa of the genitive. For example, you say: Tamim came (Jaa'a Tamimun), I saw Tamim (Ra'aytu Tamiman), and I passed by Tamim (Marrtu bi-Tamim). But if you form a genitive, does the case ending move?
The student: To the yaa of the genitive.
The Shaykh : To the yaa of the genitive. Tamimiyy came (Jaa'a Tamimiyyun), I saw Tamimiyy (Ra'aytu Tamimiyyan), and I passed by Tamimiyy (Marrtu bi-Tamimiyy). Yes.