Extra non-read alefs
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In Uthmani quran script, there are quite a number of non-read alefs at the end of some verbs and words that are extra in the sense that they do not comply with today's standard Arabic, and hence, they are usually removed from Simple quran scripts. A list of such extra non-read alefs is provided in this page.
Rules for non-read alefs
According to Arabic grammar, if a verb ends with a subjective pronoun "waw", a non-read alef is added after waw. This rule applies only to the following three cases:
- Past-tense plural third-person verbs (masculine). Example: قالوا
- Present-tense plural second-person verbs (masculine, majzoom). Example: لا تقولوا
- Present-tense plural third-person verbs (masculine, majzoom). Example: لن یفعلوا
List of extra non-read alefs in Uthmani texts
Apart from the above three cases, some other non-read alefs have been placed at the end of some verbs and words ending with "waw" in Uthmani quran scripts. Since these non-read alefs are not standard in modern Arabic, they are usually removed from Simple quran scripts. A list of these extra non-read alefs is provided in the table below.
Address Script Explanation 2:46 مُلَاقُوا not a verb 2:129 يَتْلُوا singular 2:151 يَتْلُوا singular 2:221 يَدْعُوا singular 2:249 مُلَاقُوا not a verb 3:164 يَتْلُوا singular 5:15 يَعْفُوا singular 6:71 أَنَدْعُوا first-person 6:93 بَاسِطُوا not a verb 10:25 يَدْعُوا singular 10:30 تَبْلُوا singular 10:61 تَتْلُوا singular 10:90 بَنُوا not a verb 11:29 مُلَاقُوا not a verb 12:86 أَشْكُوا first-person 12:108 أَدْعُوا first-person 13:36 أَدْعُوا first-person 13:39 يَمْحُوا singular 16:86 نَدْعُوا first-person 17:71 نَدْعُوا first-person 18:83 سَأَتْلُوا first-person 18:110 يَرْجُوا singular 19:48 أَدْعُوا first-person 22:12 يَدْعُوا singular 22:13 يَدْعُوا singular 28:3 نَتْلُوا first-person 28:45 تَتْلُوا singular 28:59 يَتْلُوا singular 28:86 تَرْجُوا singular 29:5 يَرْجُوا singular 29:31 مُهْلِكُوا not a verb 29:48 تَتْلُوا singular 30:39 يَرْبُوا singular 32:12 نَاكِسُوا not a verb 33:6 أُو۟لُوا not verb 33:21 يَرْجُوا singular 35:6 يَدْعُوا singular 37:36 لَتَارِكُوا not a verb 37:38 لَذَائِقُوا not a verb 38:59 صَالُوا not a verb 39:8 يَدْعُوا singular 39:9 يَرْجُوا singular 40:74 نَدْعُوا first-person 42:25 يَعْفُوا singular 42:30 يَعْفُوا singular 44:15 كَاشِفُوا not a verb 46:5 يَدْعُوا singular 54:27 مُرْسِلُوا not a verb 60:6 يَرْجُوا singular 62:2 يَتْلُوا singular 65:11 يَتْلُوا singular 70:17 تَدْعُوا singular 72:20 أَدْعُوا first-person 83:16 لَصَالُوا not a verb 84:11 يَدْعُوا singular 98:2 يَتْلُوا singular
