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

Intransitivity asks whether a direct object is needed for the verb's basic construction.
ʿIlāj, as worded here, concerns outward signs by which a property is discerned.
These are different dimensions of the textbook's treatment. One concerns syntactic transitivity; the other concerns how a quality becomes apparent. Accordingly, translating every Form VII verb with a single fixed semantic formula would miss the distinctions in the chapter.

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Distinguishing Intransitivity from ʿIlāj

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

Intransitivity asks whether a direct object is needed for the verb's basic construction.
ʿIlāj, as worded here, concerns outward signs by which a property is discerned.
These are different dimensions of the textbook's treatment. One concerns syntactic transitivity; the other concerns how a quality becomes apparent. Accordingly, translating every Form VII verb with a single fixed semantic formula would miss the distinctions in the chapter.