In this section we will learn about the Diptotes Insha Allah (God-willing).

• In Arabic language, there are certain nouns and adjectives which never have Tanwin. These types of nouns and adjectives are called Diptotes in English and الْممنوع من الصرف in Arabic language.
   

• There are different groups but in this lesson we will learn only the following groups of such words:

  • Feminine Nouns: All the feminine proper nouns (i.e. names), suffixed by the feminine sign or otherwise never have Tanwin. e.g.,

    • عَائِشَةُ

    • زَهْرَاءُ

    • سَلْمَى

    • زَيْنَبُ

  • Masculine Nouns: The masculine proper nouns (i.e. names) with Ta Marboota as the ending letter do not take Tanwin. e.g.,

    • أُمَيَّةُ

    • حَمْزَةُ

    • زَكَرِيَا

  • Masculine Proper nouns on the pattern of أَفْعَلُ :  All the masculine proper nouns (names) which resemble the pattern of أَفْعَلُ never have Tanwin. e.g.,

    • أَنْوَرُ

    • أَسْمَرُ

    • أَكْبَرُ

    • أَمْجَدُ

  • Masculine Proper Nouns on Pattern of يَفْعَلُ: All the masculine proper nouns which resemble the pattern of يَفْعَلُ never have Tanwin. e.g.,

    • يَزِيْدُ

• Lets take some examples for better understanding of the rule: