LessonsConjugating the standard Prohibitive Verb (Active & Passive)Quiz

You already know that prohibitive Laa makes the Mudhaari' jussive. This level applies that rule across the full active and passive 14-form grids.
Keep the familiar 5 + 7 + 2 map in mind: 5 forms take Sukoon, 7 lose Noon-e-I'raabi, and 2 feminine-plural forms keep their visible ending.
The goal is to recognize the whole pattern, not memorize 28 unrelated forms.

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Conjugating the standard Prohibitive Verb (Active & Passive)

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1. From the Rule to the Full Prohibitive Conjugation

You already know that prohibitive Laa makes the Mudhaari' jussive. This level applies that rule across the full active and passive 14-form grids.
Keep the familiar 5 + 7 + 2 map in mind: 5 forms take Sukoon, 7 lose Noon-e-I'raabi, and 2 feminine-plural forms keep their visible ending.
The goal is to recognize the whole pattern, not memorize 28 unrelated forms.

2. Complete Active Prohibitive Conjugation

PluralDualSingularGroup
لَا يَفْعِلُوْالَا يَفْعِلَالَا يَفْعُلْMasculine Ghaa'ib
لَا يَفْعُلْنَلَا تَفْعِلَالَا تَفْعِلْFeminine Ghaa'ib
لَا تَفْعُلُوْالَا تَفْعِلَالَا تَفْعِلْMasculine Haadhir
لَا تَفْعِلْنَلَا تَفْعِلَالَا تَفْعِلِيْFeminine Haadhir
لَا نَفْعِلْ—لَا أَفْعِلْMutakallim

Read it with the usual 6 Ghaa'ib + 6 Haadhir + 2 Mutakallim structure.

3. Find the 5 + 7 + 2 Rule Inside the Active Grid

Do not treat the active table as 14 separate words. Group the endings by what prohibitive Jazm does.

ExampleEffectForms
لَا يَفْعُلْfinal Dhammah → Sukoon5
لَا يَفْعِلَاNoon-e-I'raabi drops7
لَا يَفْعُلْنَvisible ending remains2

Once the group is clear, the ending becomes easier to predict.

4. Complete Passive Prohibitive Conjugation

PluralDualSingularGroup
لَا يُفْعَلُوْالَا يُفْعَلَالَا يُفْعَلْMasculine Ghaa'ib
لَا يُفْعَلْنَلَا تُفْعَلَالَا تُفْعَلْFeminine Ghaa'ib
لَا تُفْعَلُوْالَا تُفْعَلَالَا تُفْعَلْMasculine Haadhir
لَا تُفْعَلْنَلَا تُفْعَلَالَا تُفْعَلِيْFeminine Haadhir
لَا نُفْعَلْ—لَا أُفْعَلْMutakallim

The person/number grid stays the same; the passive vowel pattern distinguishes the voice.

5. Active and Passive: Same Seegah, Different Voice

Compare the same grammatical position in active and passive voice.

PassiveActivePosition
لَا يُفْعَلْلَا يَفْعُلْsingular masculine Ghaa'ib
لَا تُفْعَلْلَا تَفْعِلْsingular masculine Haadhir
لَا أُفْعَلْلَا أَفْعِلْMutakallim singular

First identify the Seegah, then use the internal vowel pattern to identify active or passive voice.

6. Two Ending Details Worth Remembering

Two endings deserve special attention.

What happensExample
masculine plural loses Noon-e-I'raabi; a silent spelling Alif remains after Waawلَا يَفْعِلُوْا
feminine plural keeps its final subject-pronoun Noonلَا يَفْعُلْنَ

Do not confuse the retained feminine-plural Noon with Noon-e-I'raabi.

7. Practice with the Root Nasara

Use the same 14-form logic with a real root.

MeaningFormVoice / position
do not help!لَا تَنْصُرْactive, singular masculine Haadhir
do not help, all men!لَا تَنْصُرُوْاactive, plural masculine Haadhir
let them women not helpلَا يَنْصُرْنَactive, plural feminine Ghaa'ib
do not be helped!لَا تُنْصَرْpassive, singular masculine Haadhir
let us not be helpedلَا نُنْصَرْpassive, Mutakallim plural

8. A Simple Reading Strategy

Use this order: 1. Identify the Seegah from prefix and ending. 2. Check the 5 + 7 + 2 Jazm effect. 3. Decide active or passive from the vowel pattern. 4. Read the meaning as prohibition.
This turns both 14-form grids into one predictable system.

Practice questions

Question 1: Choose the correct answer

Which is the active plural masculine Ghaa'ib prohibitive form shown in this level?

  • لَا يَفْعِلُوْا
  • لَا تَفْعُلُوْا
  • لَا يَفْعُلْنَ
  • لَا يُفْعَلُوْا

Question 2: Choose the correct answer

What grammatical profile belongs to this form? لَا تَفْعِلْنَ

  • Plural feminine Haadhir active
  • Plural feminine Ghaa'ib active
  • Plural masculine Haadhir active
  • Plural feminine Haadhir passive

Question 3: Match the correct pairs

Match each prohibitive form to its grammatical profile.

Question 4: Choose the correct answer

Which is the active plural masculine Haadhir prohibitive form from the root نَصَرَ?

  • لَا تَنْصُرُوْا
  • لَا يَنْصُرُوْا
  • لَا تُنْصَرُوْا
  • لَا تَنْصُرْنَ

Question 5: Sort into the correct groups

Sort the forms by Haadhir and Ghaa'ib prefix patterns.

Question 6: Choose the correct answer

What is the natural meaning of لَا نُنْصَرْ?

  • Let us not be helped
  • Let us not help
  • We do not help
  • Do not help, all of you

Question 7: Choose the correct answer

Why does the final Noon remain in لَا يَفْعُلْنَ?

  • It is the feminine-plural subject-pronoun Noon, not Noon-e-I'raabi
  • Because the form is passive
  • Because the verb is dual
  • Because prohibitive Laa does not cause Jazm

Question 8: Choose the correct answer

Which form shows Noon-e-I'raabi dropping under prohibitive Jazm?

  • لَا تَنْصُرُوْا
  • لَا تَنْصُرْ
  • لَا يَنْصُرْنَ
  • لَا نَنْصُرْ

Question 9: Choose the correct answer

Which pair keeps the same Seegah but changes from active to passive?

  • لَا تَفْعِلْ / لَا تُفْعَلْ
  • لَا يَفْعُلْ / لَا تَفْعِلْ
  • لَا أَفْعِلْ / لَا نَفْعِلْ
  • لَا تَفْعِلَا / لَا تَفْعُلُوْا

Question 10: Choose the correct answer

What is the best way to read the complete active and passive prohibitive grids?

  • Identify Seegah → check 5+7+2 Jazm effect → identify active/passive → read prohibition meaning
  • Memorize all 28 forms as unrelated words
  • Look only at the prefix and ignore the ending
  • Treat active and passive as the same vowel pattern

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