taHreek of tanween (was Re: Volunteers for verifying the quran data)

[Gregg Reynolds <gar at arabink dot com>]

Thomas Milo wrote:
> Thanks, Nick. That's what I thought it is. Though I liked the vowel harmony
> of /mühämmädü-nü r-räsûlü/...
...
> > > > (I think you mean /muHammadu-nu r-rasuulu/ ;)
> > >
> > >  According to Wright's Grammar, Vol. I, p. 22, /muHammadu-ni
> > > r-rasuulu/ is correct.

I found the pages in al-naHw al-waafiy:  p. 43 of volume I.  Two and a 
half pages.  According to him, either kasra or damma is allowed, but a 
kasra is more common, except when the second following consontant has a 
damma too, as in

	أقدم عالمُن ُاخرج لاستقباله = أقدم عالم اخرج لاستقباله

i.e.  aqbal @aalimunu _xruj li...etc

He says some claim you can also the tanween altogether if it is followed 
by a Harf saakin.

Nothing about how to notate it, however.

-g