LessonsAdvanced Sarf Application: Ambiguous Forms, Weak-Letter Reasoning and Error CorrectionQuiz

The second-person imperative is related to the jussive stem, but differs in its prefix and starting pronunciation. A prohibition uses prohibitive lā plus a second-person jussive.

VerbCommandProhibition
قَالَ يَقُولُقُلْلَا تَقُلْ
بَاعَ يَبِيعُبِعْلَا تَبِعْ
رَمَى يَرْمِياِرْمِلَا تَرْمِ
وَقَى يَقِيقِلَا تَقِ

Neither the shortened command nor its prohibition creates a new lexical root.

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Command and Prohibition: Related but Distinct

Advanced Sarf Application: Ambiguous Forms, Weak-Letter Reasoning and Error Correction

The second-person imperative is related to the jussive stem, but differs in its prefix and starting pronunciation. A prohibition uses prohibitive lā plus a second-person jussive.

VerbCommandProhibition
قَالَ يَقُولُقُلْلَا تَقُلْ
بَاعَ يَبِيعُبِعْلَا تَبِعْ
رَمَى يَرْمِياِرْمِلَا تَرْمِ
وَقَى يَقِيقِلَا تَقِ

Neither the shortened command nor its prohibition creates a new lexical root.