Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "The alif substituted for 'ya' at the end *** incline it, just as the 'ya' that is its substitute is inclined."
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The Shaykh :"The alif substituted for 'ya' at the end"
Is this an alif substituted for a ya?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : And what is the evidence? The evidence is that if you connect the taa of the actor to it, it becomes a ya, so you say "ramaytu" (I threw) and "ghazaytu" (I raided)?
The student: Waw.
The Shaykh : This is a waw word that is not inclined, because he says:
"The alif substituted for 'ya' at the end *** incline it, just as the 'ya' that is its substitute is inclined"
The one for which the ya is a substitute, and which is not at the end, is also inclined.
Is this an alif substituted for a ya?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : And what is the evidence? The evidence is that if you connect the taa of the actor to it, it becomes a ya, so you say "ramaytu" (I threw) and "ghazaytu" (I raided)?
The student: Waw.
The Shaykh : This is a waw word that is not inclined, because he says:
"The alif substituted for 'ya' at the end *** incline it, just as the 'ya' that is its substitute is inclined"
The one for which the ya is a substitute, and which is not at the end, is also inclined.