LessonsComprehensive Final Revision: Root Classes, Morphological Changes, Conjugations, Nouns and Verb-Form SemanticsQuiz

Derived patterns introduce additional radicals while the hollow weak radical remains subject to iʿlāl.

PatternHollow wāw exampleHollow yāʾ example
Ifʿālأَقَامَأَطَارَ
Istifʿālاِسْتَعَانَاِسْتَعَارَ
Iftiʿālاِجْتَابَاِخْتَارَ
Infiʿālاِنْقَادَاِنْقَاضَ

اِسْتَعَانَ — يَسْتَعِينُ — اِسْتَعِنْ
Translation: He sought help — he seeks help — seek help!

Forms such as مُخْتَارٌ can, in different contexts, express agent or patient meaning. Do not determine voice from isolated spelling alone.

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Derived Hollow Verbs: Eight Source Examples

Comprehensive Final Revision: Root Classes, Morphological Changes, Conjugations, Nouns and Verb-Form Semantics

Derived patterns introduce additional radicals while the hollow weak radical remains subject to iʿlāl.

PatternHollow wāw exampleHollow yāʾ example
Ifʿālأَقَامَأَطَارَ
Istifʿālاِسْتَعَانَاِسْتَعَارَ
Iftiʿālاِجْتَابَاِخْتَارَ
Infiʿālاِنْقَادَاِنْقَاضَ

اِسْتَعَانَ — يَسْتَعِينُ — اِسْتَعِنْ
Translation: He sought help — he seeks help — seek help!

Forms such as مُخْتَارٌ can, in different contexts, express agent or patient meaning. Do not determine voice from isolated spelling alone.