Reinterpreting the Significance of Arabic Case Endings (Tanween) and the Reasons for Its Restrictions

Abstract

The study aims to provide a new perspective on the interpretation of Arabic case endings (tanween), their types, the reasons for their attribution to nouns, and the reasons for prohibiting certain nouns from receiving case endings. The research is divided into an introduction, a preamble, four main sections, and a conclusion. The first section discusses the significance of case endings and the reasons for their prohibition according to classical scholars. The second section explores the views of Al-Suhayli regarding the significance of case endings and their restrictions. The third section examines the perspective of Ibrahim Mustafa on the topic. The fourth section presents the researcher's viewpoint on the significance of case endings and the reasons for their prohibition. The research has led to several conclusions, including the recognition that case endings are exclusively attributed to nouns among Arabic words, as they alone have the semantic meanings indicated by the various types of case endings. It also highlights that case endings in Arabic are those endings that attach the original grammatical marker to the fully inflected noun, excluding the particle "al" and possessive constructions.