Overview of the Seven Textbook Topics

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

The chapter can be read as seven distinct topics:

No.Textbook topicMain distinction
1IntransitivityNo direct object as a required component
2Manifestation (ʿilāj)Perceiving a quality from its outward sign
3Response to faʿalaEffect following Form I
4Response to afʿalaEffect following Form IV
5EquivalenceSimilar sense to Form I or IV
6Root-initial restrictionCertain roots favor Form VIII
7Independent useEstablished meaning without an expressed cause

Items 3 and 4 differ in the grammatical form of the initiating verb. Item 6 is a formation constraint, not another ordinary semantic gloss.