Lesson 15: Derived forms of the verb This lesson looks at verbs and the different forms which can be derived from the basic verb. Meaning, taking one verb and modifying it to produce a new one! Some of these different forms will see a relationship or a clear link between it and the verb it derived from, and others not so. For example, In English, if we take the verb stand. In its basic meaning, we know this to mean “stand up”. We can then add something to the beginning of this verb to derive a new verb. For example, Stand Withstand, understand. There is no clear relationship between ‘stand’ and ‘withstand’ or ‘understand’.

Whereas if we look at the verb see. We can add something to its front to again, derive a new verb. For example, see oversee. In this case, there is a relationship between the original verb ‘see’ and the new derivation ‘oversee’.

In Arabic, modifications are made to the basic root by adding either a: Prefix (in front of the word) Infix (in the middle of the word) Suffix (at the end of the word) Altering vowel patterns

Each of these modifications or different forms (meaning patterns they fall into) imply a different type of meaning! By understanding them it will allow you to unlock the meaning to so many words!

–although it must also be bore in mind that these meanings are not 100% concrete in definition. In some instances, these meanings will not apply. However, these different formations can be used as a gentle guide in understanding.

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Altogether, there are 15 derived forms (different combinations of prefixes, infixes, suffixes, vowel patterns – different combinations of how you alter the word exactly to produce the new word). However only the first 9 are common enough to study at this point. Most roots (meaning basic 3 letters) can be modified to include most of the various pattern derivations, although there are some which can only remain in their basic form. The only way to know, is to refer to a dictionary. So what are these patterns? (these are all nouns)

(these are verbs)

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It is important to memorise this table of formations, so lets break it down to make it easier to process and digest! First point – each of the different forms have been numbered with roman numerals rather than standard numbers. This is because in the dictionary, each of these forms are in fact written against roman numerals.

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

‫ الفِعْلُ الماضي‬Perfect Verb: past tense (ie wrote) ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫ الفِ ْعلُ الم‬Imperfect Verb: Present / future tense (ie write) ِ ُِ ‫ اِسْمُ الفَا ِع‬Active Participle: the noun who performs the action of the verb (ie: writer) ‫ل‬ ُِ ‫ اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬Passive Participle: noun that receives the action of the verb – the person/thing which is ‫ول‬ (meaning of verb) ie: written / letter.

ُ‫ ال َمصْ َدر‬Verbal Noun: is a noun derived from the verb that corresponds to the action of performing the verb (ie: writing, walking, -ing)

Each form works differently, so the following is a closer look at each of these forms to identify patterns to help aid memorisation of the table inshallah, and also explain in more detail how each form

Idiosyncrasies: A distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing. Connotation: An association that a word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning. Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 3

Form 1 idiosyncrasies

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

Verbal Noun

There are many patterns. Will have to learn each verbal noun specific to each verb.

َ‫فَ َع َل‬ ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

Passive Participle

Form I

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬ Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

ُ‫ُيَُْفعُل‬ ُ‫ُيَُْف ُِعل‬ ُ‫َُم ْفعُ ُْول‬

Perfect Verb

1

ُ‫ُفَ َُع َل‬

ُ‫ُيَُْف َُعل‬ ُ‫ُيَُْفعُل‬

ُ‫ُفَا ِعل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

2

ُ‫ُفَعُ َل‬

ُ‫ُيَُْف َُعل‬ ُ‫ُيَُْف ُِعل‬

3

ُ‫ُفَ ُِع َل‬

So, if we take a look at which vowel the second root letter takes in the perfect, we can see what it will be in the imperfect-

1. 2. 3.

ُ‫( ُفَ َُع َل‬fatha -perfect) can take all three vowels in the imperfect. َُ ُ‫( ُفَع‬dummah-perfect) Will retain its dummah in the imperfect. ‫ل‬ َُ ‫( ُفَ ُِع‬kessrah-perfect) can only become fathah or kessrah in the imperfect ‫ل‬

For example:

ُ‫)ُفَ َُع َل‬

If it is a fatha in the perfect (

it could be any of the three vowels in the imperfect Fathah Could be any vowel in the imperfect

Kessrah Dummah

ُ َ‫يَ ُْذ ُه‬ ‫ب‬ ُ‫يَحُْ ُِمل‬ ُ‫يَ ُْذكُر‬

ُ‫ب‬ َ َ‫َُذ ُه‬ َُ ‫ح َُم‬ ‫ل‬ َُ ‫َُذ َُك َُر‬

Fatha in the perfect

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ُ‫) ُفَعُ َل‬

If it is a dummah in the perfect (

It will be a dummah in the imperfect dummah in the imperfect

ُ‫يَضُْعُف‬

ُ‫ف‬ َُ َ ُ‫ضع‬

dummah in the perfect

ُ‫) ُفَ ُِع َل‬

If it is a kessrah in the perfect (

it will usually be a fathah in the imperfect unless the first root letter is a Usually fatha in the imperfect kessrah in the imperfect

‫ و‬in which case it will be a kessrah.

‫س َُم ُع‬ ُْ َ‫ي‬ ُ‫ُيَ ُِرث‬

ُ‫س ُِم َع‬ َُ َُ ‫َُو ُِر‬ ‫ث‬

kessrah in the perfect kessrah in the perfect with 1st root letter

‫و‬

‫– الفِعْ ُل ْال ُم َت َع ِّدي‬transitive verbs These are verbs which require a direct object to complete the meaning of the sentence, without which the sentence cannot be understood. i.e: the man grabbed the thief.

‫الالز ُم‬ ‫– ْالفِعْ ُل‬intransitive verbs ِ

These are verbs which do not need a direct object to complete its meaning. i.e: he sat.

Some other important points to mention about form 1: 

Verbs which fit the pattern i.e:

ُ‫ ُفَ َُع َل‬are usually transitive (takes a direct object).

ُ‫ب‬ َ َ‫– َكت‬He wrote……(needs something to have written)

However, sometimes they can also be intransitive (doesn’t need a direct object). i.e:



ُ‫س‬ َ َ‫ – َجل‬He sat. (nothing else is needed to understand that he “sat”)

Verbs which fit the pattern i.e:

ُ‫ُفَ ُِع َل‬

are usually intransitive.

ُ‫– َعلِ َم‬He knew. Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 5



Verbs which fit the pattern

ُ‫ ُفَعُ َل‬are intransitive and also indicate a permanent state or

inherent quality (a characteristic or state). i.e:

ُ‫ف‬ َ ‫ضع‬ َ – meaning to become weak. (this would be used in reference to how we may

find the characteristics of the elderly for example.)



There are no set patterns for verbal nouns!

Form 2 idiosyncrasies

َ‫فَ َّع َل‬ Form II

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫ُتَ ْف ُِعُْيل‬

ُ‫مُفَعُل‬

ُ‫مُُفَعُل‬

ُ‫يُفَعُل‬

ُ‫ُفَعُ َل‬

Features: The only difference between form 1 and 2 is the

‫ ع‬always takes shaddah, accept for the verbal

noun.

Connotations Form 2 has 4 connotations: 1. Causative meaning “to cause to do…..” (causing somebody to do something) A verb that is intransitive in form 1, when it is put into form 2 pattern it will actually become transitive! …..so in form 1 it will not need a direct object to complete its meaning, but when put into form 2 it does! For example:

Form 2

Form 1

ُ‫َعلِ َم‬ to know

Apply the same verb into form 2 pattern

ُ‫َعل َم‬ to teach…. ie: to cause to know Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 6

2. Intensive – meaning the act in form 2, is done with greater intensity or continued over a longer duration than in form 1. You might say in form 1 somebody was “killed”, then applying the same verb into form 2, a greater intensity of killing is implied, such as massacred, butchered, killed many, killed over and over etc For example: Form 1

Form 2

ُ‫َك َس َر‬

Apply the same verb into form 2 pattern

To break (something)

ُ‫َكس َر‬ To break (something) into little pieces

3. Metaphorical – The verb can be a metaphor or a simile for the subjects condition. For example: Form 2

Form 1

Apply the same verb into form 2 pattern

ُ‫قَ ْوس‬ A bow

ُ‫س الرحل‬ َُ ‫قَو‬ The man was bent (like a bow)

4. Shortening – Can be used to abbreviate long words or phrases using the most significant letters. Meaning, you can take a whole phrase, and take the three main letters of that phrase and put them into form 2 to represent the saying of that phrase. For example: The verb

‫هلّل‬

The verb

literally means “he said

‫"ال إله اال هللا‬

ُ‫ َكب َر‬means “he said Allahu Akbar”

An example of form 2 found in the Qur’an: Allah says in Surah al-Baqara (2):31

‫َُو َعل َُمُ َءا َُد َم أ‬ ُ‫ُٱۡلَ أس َمآ َء‬ And He taught Adam all the names Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 7

Form 3 idiosyncrasies

َ‫فا َع َل‬ Form III

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ ‫فِ َع‬ ‫ال‬ ُ‫مُفَا َعلَة‬

ُ‫مُفَا َعل‬

ُ‫مُفَا ِعل‬

ُ‫يُفَا ِعل‬

ُ‫ُفَا َع َل‬

Features:

‫ ا‬is added after ‫ف‬ َُ Connotations The connotation of form 3 is “Associative”. – meaning, two or more people are involved in the action – verbs in these patterns imply that there is more than one person involved in the action. For example: Form 1

ُ‫س‬ َ َ‫َجل‬ to sit

ُ‫قَتَ َل‬ to kill

form 3

ُ‫س‬ َ َ‫جال‬ to sit in someone’s company

ُ‫سه‬ َُ َ‫جال‬ He sat in his company

ُ‫قَاتَ َل‬

To combat – It is not just 1 person involved – more than 1 person are fighting or killing each other; 2 people are involved in the action

Notes: There are 2 different verbal noun patterns for form 3:  

ُ ِ‫ف‬ ‫عال‬ ُ‫مفَا َعلَة‬

Some verbs will be able to take on both patterns, some only one but not the other. While some, can take on both patterns! Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 8

The difference when they can take on both patterns, is that:  

ُ‫ فِعال‬pattern indicates the physical particular occurrence of it. Whereas the ُ ‫ مفَا َعلَة‬pattern is abstract occurrence of it. the

For example:

To strive / to struggle Can go into both verbal noun patterns:

‫مفَا َعلَ ُة‬

ُ‫فِعال‬

abstract occurrence of

physical particular occurrence of

An abstract verbal noun Struggling / striving of your soul

a physical verbal noun to fight on the battle field.

Form 4 idiosyncrasies

َ‫أَ ْف َع َل‬ Form IV (4)

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫إِ ْف َعال‬

ُ‫مُ ْف َعل‬

ُ‫مُ ْف ِعل‬

ُ‫يُ ْف ِعل‬

ُ‫أَ ْف َع َل‬

Features A dummah is on the prefixes. It is only form 4 which has hamzatul-qat’

َ‫ ُأ‬at the start of the perfect verb. All the others that start with

alif, are hamzatul-wasl. Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 9

Connotations The main meaning of form 4 is like that of form 2 – causative. So something which was intransitive in form 1, becomes transitive in form 4, because you are causing somebody else to do something. For example, Form 1

ُ‫نَ َز َل‬ To descend

ُ‫ض ِح َك‬ َ To laugh

form 4

ُ‫أَ ْن َز َل‬ to cause to descend (i.e: to send down)

ُ‫أَضْ َح َك‬ to make (someone) laugh

َ ُ‫مات‬

َ َ‫أ‬ ُ‫مات‬

To die

to make (someone) die

An example of form 4 found in the Qur’an: Allah says in Surah al-Qadr (97):1

‫إِنآُأَن َزأُلنَ ٰـهُفِىُلَ أيلَ ِة أ‬ ُ‫ُٱلقَ أد ِر‬ Verily, We have sent it (this Qur'ân) down in the night of Al-Qadr

Sometimes these is no apparent link between the meaning in form 1 and form 4 (remember when we took the example of stand – understand). It will give a whole new meaning! For example,

a

form 1

form 4

ُ‫لَقِ َي‬

‫أَ ْلقَى‬

To meet

ُ‫ض‬ َ ‫قَ َر‬ To cut

to cast down, to fling

ُ‫ض‬ َ ‫أَ ْق َر‬ to lend Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 10

Form 5 idiosyncrasies

َ‫تَفَ َّع َل‬ Form V

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫ُتَُفَعُل‬

ُ‫مُُتَُفَعُل‬

ُ‫مُُتَُفَعُل‬

ُ‫ُيَُتَُفَعُل‬

ُ‫ُتَُفَعُ َل‬

Features: It resembles Form 2 in that it has a shaddah on the

‫ ع‬but also has an additional prefixed taa’.

Also notice the only difference between the perfect verb and verbal noun is the harakat!

Connotations Form 5 takes 2 connotations: 1. Reflective. Whatever action is done through a Form 2 verb, in Form 5 it is seen through the point of view of the object – the subject has performed the verb on himself. To understand this – we know that a verb requires a subject (the one performing the verb), and an object (the one which receives the action of the verb). In form 5, the subject will perform the action of the verb to themselves. For example: form 2

form 5

ُ‫َذك َر‬

ُ‫تَ َذك َر‬

To remind (somebody)

to remember (ie: to remind oneself)

2. It can also mean the same as form 1 For example: Form 1 form 2 To cause to know =

ُ‫َعلِ َم‬

ُ‫َعل َم‬

To know

to teach

form 5 Reflect that back on yourself =

ُ‫تَ َعل َم‬ to learn

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An example of form 5 in the Qur’an Allah says in Surah al –Ahzab (33):35

ُ‫ت‬ َ ِ‫صدُق‬ َ َ‫ينُ َو أٱلمت‬ َ َ‫َو أُٱلمت‬ ِ ‫صدقَ ٰـ‬ the men and the women who give Sadaqât

Form 6 idiosyncrasies

َ‫تَفا َع َل‬ Form VI (6)

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫سمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬ ُْ ِ‫ا‬

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫ُتَُفَاعل‬

ُ‫مُُتَُفَا َعل‬

ُ‫مُُتَُفَا ِعل‬

ُ‫ُيَتَُفَا َعل‬

ُ‫ُتَُفَا َع َل‬

Features: Form 6 inserts

َ before ‫ف‬ ُ‫ت‬ َُ and an ‫ ا‬after it.

Also notice the only difference between the perfect verb and verbal noun is the harakat!

Connotations Form 6 takes on 3 connotations: 1. Reciprocity. Meaning that it indicates an action being done with another person or group, more distinctly than in form 3 – so they are actively doing / reciprocating the action to one another. For example: form 3 form 6

ُ‫عاو َن‬ َ To help (someone)

ُ‫عاو َن‬ َ َ‫ت‬ to co-operate ie: to help one another Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 12

َ ‫حا َد‬ ُ‫ث‬

َ ‫تَحا َد‬ ُ‫ث‬

To talk (to someone)

to converse / talk together

2. feigning a state Meaning it is used to indicate the subject is feigning a state (pretending) For example: Form 1

form 6

ُ‫ض‬ َ ‫ار‬ َ ‫تَ َم‬

ُ‫ض‬ َ ‫َم ِر‬ To be sick

to feign illness

َ ُ‫مات‬

َ ‫او‬ ُ‫ت‬ َ ‫تَ َم‬

To die

to pretend to be dead

3. Diligent acquisition of a state This is somewhat similar to the previous connotation, in that they are purposefully trying to attain the state which is indicated by the root meaning. This is usually something negative, rather than positive. For example:

form 1

ُ‫َج ِه َل‬ To be ignorant

form 6

ُ‫تَ َجاهَ َل‬ to try to be ignorant

An example of form 6 found in the Qur’an is Surah al-Ma’idah (5):2

‫واُ َعلَ أ‬ ْ ُ‫َُوتَ َعا َون‬ ُۖ‫ىُٱلبِرُ َوٱلت أق َو ٰى‬ Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa

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Form 7 idiosyncrasies

َ‫اِ ْنفَ َع َل‬ Form VII (7)

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫ُاُِْنفِ َعال‬

-

ُ‫مُُْنفَ ِعل‬

ُ‫ُيَُْنفَ ِعل‬

ُ‫ُاُِْنفَ َع َل‬

Features Notice the

ُ‫ ْن‬with sukoon before the ‫ف‬

It is almost never formed with verbs whose first root letter is any of the following:

‫يرملون‬

Connotations: Form 7 is Passive and only passive! (this explains why there is no pattern for the passive participle) There is no stated doer of the verb, but the action of the verb was still carried out. – So you do not know who did the action of the verb (the subject) – the action happened, you just don’t know who did it! What seems to be the object, becomes the subject in the passive tense. For example: Form 1

ُ‫َك َس َر‬ To break (something)

form 7

ُ‫اِ ْن َك َس َر‬ to become broken, to shatter (you don’t know who did it, but it broke!)

An example of form 7 in the Qur’an is Surah al-Baqarah (2):60

ً۬‫ُٱثنَتَاُ َع أشرةَُ َع أينا‬ ‫ُفَٱنفَ َج َُر أتُ ِم أنه أ‬ َ Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs Linguistic note this ayah – the passive form 7 is used here – it shows no one knew who caused the water to gush out – it shows it was not Musa himself who was the cause.

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Form 8 idiosyncrasies

َ‫اِ ْفتَ َع َل‬ Form VIII

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫اُِْفُتِ َعال‬

ُ‫مُْفُتَ َعل‬

ُ‫مُْفُتَ ِعل‬

ُ‫يَُْفُتَ ِعل‬

ُ‫اُِْفُتَ َع َل‬

Features Form 8 has

ُ‫ت‬ َُ ِ after ‫ف‬

Connotations: It is quite common to find verbs fitting form 8, however there is not a consistent meaning connected with these patterns. It is closely related to the basic root meaning, however the most common significance is that is it reflective of form 1, -meaning that whatever action is done through a form 1 verb, when it is form 5 it is seen through the point of view of the object – the subject has performed the verb on himself (similar to what we saw in form 5) For example: Form 1 form 8

ُ‫َج َم َع‬ To gather (people or things)

ُ‫اِجْ تَ َم َع‬ to get together, assemble (have gathered themselves together)

So much of the time, form 8 verb will be the subject doing the action to themselves. (the subject will also be the object)

An example of form 8 in the Qur’an Allah says in Surah Al-Anbiya (21):1

‫أ‬ َ ُ‫ُح َسابهمأ‬ ‫لن‬ ‫ل‬ ُ ُ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ٱق‬ َ َ ِ ‫اس‬ ِ ِ Draws near for mankind their reckoning

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Form 9 idiosyncrasies

َ‫اِ ْف َع َّل‬ Form IX

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫ُاِسْمُ ال َم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫اِ ْف ِعالل‬

-

ُ‫م ْف َُعل‬

ُ‫يَ ْف َُعل‬

ُ‫اِ ْف َُعل‬

Features

ُّ‫ ل‬is doubled with a shaddah (apart from the verbal noun) Hamzatul wasl ‫ ا‬is prefixed. The final

Connotations Form 9 has a very limited usage, the only time you would find it is to denote either: 1. a colour – in the form of a verb: ie: to become black, to become white, to become green etc 2. a bodily defect. – to be crooked, to be blind, to be lame, to be deaf etc

they are derived from adjectives: For example: Form 1

Form 9

ُ‫أَس َْود‬ Black

ُ‫اِس َْود‬ to blacken, darken

ُ‫اِ ْع َوج‬

ُ‫ِع َوج‬ Crookedness

to be/become crooked, lame

An example of form 9 in the Qur’an Surah Yusuf (12):84

‫َو أُٱبيَضُ أتُ َع أينَاهُ ِم َن أ‬ ُ‫ُٱلح أز ِن‬ And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing. Literally – and his eyes became white with grief Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 16

Form 10 idiosyncrasies

َ‫ستَ ْف َع َل‬ ْ ِ‫ا‬ Form X (10)

ُ‫ال َمصْ َدر‬

ُ‫ول‬ ِ ‫اِسْمُ ال َُم ْفع‬

ُ‫اِسْمُ الفَا ِع ِل‬

‫الفِعْلُ الماضي‬

Verbal Noun

Passive Participle

Active Participle

ُ‫ضارع‬ ‫الفِ ْعلُ الم‬ ِ Imperfect Verb

Perfect Verb

ُ‫ُاِ ْسُتِ ْف َعال‬

ُ‫مُ ْسُتَ ْف َعل‬

ُ‫مُ ْسُتَ ْف ِعل‬

ُ‫ُيَ ْسُتَ ْف ِعل‬

ُ‫ُاِ ْسُتَ ْف َع َل‬

Features:

Hamza-tul wasl

‫ ا‬is prefixed, along with ُْ‫ س‬and ‫ ت‬before‫ف‬

Connotations: There are two connotations associated with form 10: 1. Seeking, demanding, asking 2. Consideration. 1. Seeking, demanding, asking – meaning, to seek, ask for, to request or demand something. For example: Form 1 form 10

ُ‫اِ ْستَ ْغفَ َر‬

ُ‫َغفَ َر‬ To forgive

to seek / request / ask forgiveness

ُ‫اِ ْستَأْ َُذ َن‬

ُ‫أَ ِذ َن‬ To permit

to ask for permission

2. To consider or find a special characteristic in something For example: Form 1 form 10

ُ‫َحس َن‬ To be beautiful

ُ‫َج ِه َل‬ To be ignorant

ُ‫اِ ْستَحْ َس َن‬ to admire ie: to consider beautiful

ُ‫اِ ْسُتَجْ هَ َل‬

So in this way, you consider, or find a certain characteristic within something or someone

to consider (someone) to be ignorant Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 17

An example of form 10 in the Qur’an Surah al-Imran (3):17

‫أ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫أ‬ َ ‫أ‬ ‫أ‬ َ ُ‫ار‬ ‫ح‬ ‫س‬ ‫ٱۡل‬ ‫ب‬ ُ ‫ين‬ ُ ‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ ‫غ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫س‬ ‫م‬ ُ ‫ٱل‬ ‫َو‬ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ and beg Allâh's Pardon in the last hours of the night.

Imperfect verb prefix is

ُْ‫ُي‬,

however when it is feminine third person singular or masculine second person singular it will be

‫ت‬

A note on Conjugations in Form 5 and 6 There are 2 points regarding conjugations in form 5 and 6 (referring to mainly imperfect verbs but sometimes in the perfect): 1. When a verb conjugations starts with a

‫ت‬, then because there are 2 ‫ ت‬in direct

succession (the taa’ of the imperfect and the taa’ of form 5), then one of these taas can be dropped. For example: Form 5:

ُ‫تَنَزل‬

ُ‫ُتَتَنَزل‬

ُ‫تتفَعل‬

Form 6:

ُ‫رون‬ َ ‫اص‬ َ َ‫تَن‬

ُ‫ون‬ َ ‫اصر‬ َ َ‫ُتَتَن‬

ُ‫ون‬ َ ‫تتفَا َعل‬

2. If the first root letter is any of the following:

‫ظ ط ض ص ش س ز ذ د ج ث ت‬ Then the ‫ ت‬of form 5 may be replaced by doubling the root letter using a shaddah and an initial hamzatul-wasl introduced. For example: Form 5:

‫اطهر‬

ُ‫طُه َر‬

ُ‫ُتَطَه َر‬

ُ‫ثُاقَ َل‬

ُ‫ُتَثاقَ َل‬

Form 6:

ُ‫ُاِثاقَ َل‬

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A note on Conjugations form 8

‫ ت‬appears in some forms in the middle of the word, rather than at the front. Assimilations still occur similar to how we have just noted in form 5 and 6 – however, how it is assimilated will depend on what the first root letter is, as follows: 

If the first root letter is a long vowel, then this will firstly transform into a merge with the

‫ ت‬and then it will

‫ت‬

For example:

ُ‫ُاُِْفُتَ َع َل‬

ُ‫ُاِتُ َس َع‬ ‫ و‬has transformed into a ‫ت‬ and merged with the‫ ُت‬of form

‫وُسُع‬

1st root letter is a long vowel

Form 8 pattern

The

8 thus producing a shaddah



When the first root letter is a

‫ ط‬, then the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫ ط‬and merge

with it producing the shaddah. For example:

ُ‫ُاِطُلَ َع‬

‫ُت‬of form 8 has transformed to ‫ ط‬and merged

ُ‫ُاِ ْفُتَ َع َل‬

‫ط عُل‬

1st root letter is

‫ط‬

The

Form 8 pattern

thus producing a shaddah



When the first root letter is

‫ ظ‬then the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫ ظ‬and merge

with it producing the shaddah. For example:

‫ُت‬of form 8 has transformed to ‫ ظ‬and merged The

ُ‫ُاِظُلَ َم‬

ُ‫ُاِ ْفُتَ َع َل‬

‫ظلم‬

1st root letter is

‫ظ‬

Form 8 pattern

thus producing a shaddah



When the first root letter is For example:

ُ‫ُاِدُ َك َر‬ Note: when the first root is

‫ ذ د‬or ‫ ظ‬then the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫!د‬ ُ‫ُاِ ْفُتَ َع َل‬

‫دكر‬

‫ ظ‬then the the ‫ ت‬of form 8 can transform into either ‫ظ‬or ‫د‬ Arabic Gems Lesson 15 page 19

Quadrilateral Verbs There are a small number of verbs which have four root letters instead of three – although this is quite rare in the Qur’an and its root is obvious. For example:

ُ‫َد ْم َد َم‬ ‫بَ ْعثَ َُر‬

ُ‫س‬ َ ‫َوس َْو‬ ُ‫اِ ْق َش َعر‬

‫ق ش ع ُر‬

Root:

So if you find a verb which doesn’t seem to fit into any of the verb form patterns, then it may be a quadrilateral verb.

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Lesson 15: Quick revision summary Memorise all form 1-10 patterns in the table! Form

Connotation

II

4 connotations: Causative, intensive, metaphorical, shortening

III

Associative

IV

Like that of form 2 - causative

V

2 connotations: Reflective, mean the same as form 1

VI

3 connotations: Reciprocity, feigning a state, diligent acquisition of a state

VII

Passive

VIII

Reflective of form 1

IX

Denote either a colour or a bodily defect

X

2 connotations: Seeking / demanding / asking, consideration

When form 5 & 6 conjugations start with:

‫ ت‬causing 2 taas in succession then one of these taas can be dropped the first root letter is ‫ ظ ط ض ص ش س ز ذ د ج ث‬Then the ‫ ت‬of form 5/6may be 

a

replaced by doubling the root letter using a shaddah and an initial hamzatul-wasl introduced. .

 Form 8 conjugations assimilations:

‫ ت‬and then it will merge with the ‫ت‬of form 8 root letter is ‫ُط‬- the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫ ط‬and merge with the root



1st root letter is long vowel – transform to



1st

letter producing the shaddah 

1st root letter is

‫ ظ‬- the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫ ظ‬and merge with the root

letter producing the shaddah.  

‫ ذ د‬or ‫ ظ‬then the ‫ ت‬of form 8 will transform into a ‫د‬ when the first root is ‫ ظ‬then the the ‫ ت‬of form 8 can transform into either ‫ظ‬or ‫د‬ 1st root letter is

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