Yabtadiʾu is an imperfect verb from the root b-d-ʾ, “to begin.” Yakhtimu is also an imperfect verb, from kh-t-m, “to finish.”
Bi-l-Ṣafā identifies the start, while bi-l-Marwa identifies the endpoint.
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Verb forms: begins and finishes
Book of Hajj: Sa’y between Safa and Marwa and the Day of Tarwiyah
Yabtadiʾu is an imperfect verb from the root b-d-ʾ, “to begin.” Yakhtimu is also an imperfect verb, from kh-t-m, “to finish.”
Bi-l-Ṣafā identifies the start, while bi-l-Marwa identifies the endpoint.