Arabic Question: Please Help! What is the purpose of لء at the end of words?
The question is in regards to Arabic female markers like Ta maarbuta (ة) and Alif maqsura (ى).

I have come across a third end marker: لء.

When and how do we use the lam and hamza together at the end of words. I am new to this combination.

Your response is appreciated! Please explain in detail-I want to make sure I am not confused.

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Arabic Question: Please Help! What is the purpose of لء at the end of words?
The question is in regards to Arabic female markers like Ta maarbuta (ة) and Alif maqsura (ى).

I have come across a third end marker: لء.

When and how do we use the lam and hamza together at the end of words. I am new to this combination.

Your response is appreciated! Please explain in detail-I want to make sure I am not confused.

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Hi , maybe you mean Alif+Hamza (ا+ء) like سماء / صحراء . 
You are right, both words are feminine nouns but we can't consider it as a feminine marker because there are some other masculine nouns having same end like ذكاء / غباء / غناء

But in case of Adjectives  it is a real marker for feminine adjective like حمراء  / زرقاء / صماء  / while the same adjectives for masculine are أحمر / أزرق / أصم

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This situation exists only in the local dialects of some Arab countries, but in the Arabic language, it does not exist

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لئن شكرتم لازيدنكم
do you mean لء same as the one in first word

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In Arabic we don't have an end maker with لء so i think you might came over only one or two words with the end of this two letters لء , but it's not an end maker.

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