LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Guidance, Mortality, and Evasive ResponsesQuiz

VerbRootMeaning hereتَنَاعَسْتَn-ʿ-sacted drowsyتَقَاعَسْتَq-ʿ-shung backتَعَامَيْتَʿ-m-yacted blindتَمَارَيْتَm-r-yargued persistentlyتَنَاسَيْتَn-s-yacted forgetful

All five are second-person masculine singular perfect verbs of Form VI (tafāʿala). In this passage several convey behaving in a contrary manner, but Form VI does not invariably mean pretence in every context.

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Five Verbs in the Same Derived Form

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Guidance, Mortality, and Evasive Responses

VerbRootMeaning hereتَنَاعَسْتَn-ʿ-sacted drowsyتَقَاعَسْتَq-ʿ-shung backتَعَامَيْتَʿ-m-yacted blindتَمَارَيْتَm-r-yargued persistentlyتَنَاسَيْتَn-s-yacted forgetful

All five are second-person masculine singular perfect verbs of Form VI (tafāʿala). In this passage several convey behaving in a contrary manner, but Form VI does not invariably mean pretence in every context.