Template:ar-adj-inf-def/documentation

This template is for displaying the headword line of Arabic adjectives in the informal/definite-state form, principally for adjectives whose lemma ends in ـٍ (-in) (e.g. عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high”) and whose informal and nominative/genitive definite-state forms end in ـِي (-ī), written in unvocalized text with an extra letter. The reason to include a special entry for the informal/definite-state form is the fact that it is spelled differently in unvocalized text from the lemma, which is not the case for most nouns. This template can also be used for adjectives whose lemma ends in ـًى (-an) (e.g. مُثَنًّى (muṯannan, “double”)) by specifying the parameter |acc=y, but there is less need to do so because the informal/definite-state form has the same unvocalized spelling as the lemma (except for the definite article in the definite state).

This template should go in the place where the headword-line template normally goes, but also provides the definition.

The equivalent template for nouns is {{ar-noun-inf-cons}}.

Parameters

|1=

Vocalized headword.

|2=

Corresponding lemma form (i.e. the indefinite nominative).

|gloss=

Gloss (definition) of word.

|acc=y

Indicate that this form serves as the accusative definite state as well as the nominative and genitive. This is used for forms ending in -ā, e.g. المُثَنَّى (al-muṯannā), definite state (all cases) of مُثَنًّى (muṯannan, “double”).

Examples

An entry should be formatted as follows, without a following definition:

==Arabic==

===Adjective===
{{ar-adj-inf-def|عَالِي|عَالٍ|gloss=[[high]]}}

The code {{ar-adj-inf-def|عَالِي|عَالٍ|gloss=[[high]]}} produces the following:

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

1. informal pronunciation of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high”)
2. (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high”)
3. (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high”)