LessonsCharacteristics of Form VII (Infiʿāl): Intransitivity, Manifestation, Resulting Action, Equivalence, Root Restrictions and Independent UseQuiz

Compare the textbook’s three equivalence examples:

Form VIICorresponding verbBook-specific sense
اِنْبَلَجَبَلَجَWide space between the eyebrows
اِنْحَجَزَأَحْجَزَArrival in the Ḥijāz
اِنْحَصَدَ الزَّرْعُأَحْصَدَ الزَّرْعُCrop reaches harvest time

Each comparison is a particular lexical relationship. It does not make all Form VII verbs identical in meaning to Form I or Form IV, nor does it equate correspondence with a cause-and-result relation.

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Three Source Examples of Semantic Equivalence

Characteristics of Form VII (Infiʿāl): Intransitivity, Manifestation, Resulting Action, Equivalence, Root Restrictions and Independent Use

Compare the textbook’s three equivalence examples:

Form VIICorresponding verbBook-specific sense
اِنْبَلَجَبَلَجَWide space between the eyebrows
اِنْحَجَزَأَحْجَزَArrival in the Ḥijāz
اِنْحَصَدَ الزَّرْعُأَحْصَدَ الزَّرْعُCrop reaches harvest time

Each comparison is a particular lexical relationship. It does not make all Form VII verbs identical in meaning to Form I or Form IV, nor does it equate correspondence with a cause-and-result relation.