Printed pages 70–75: six basic classes, eight augmented patterns, active/passive forms and reasoning practice Read the bilingual lesson for Consolidated Morphology Chart: Weak-Verb Paradigms Across Chapters and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. How to Read the Consolidated Verb Chart
The book's consolidated weak-verb chart brings together earlier conjugation patterns. It includes the six basic triliteral classes and several augmented-form chapters.
Read each row as past → imperfect → active/passive participle → imperative (or lām-imperative) → prohibition. Where a noun has a second row, that row normally records passive forms.
قَالَ — يَقُولُ — قَائِلٌ — قُلْ — لَا تَقُلْ
Translation: He said; he says; one who says; say; do not say.
2. Active and Passive Rows Have Different Functions
An active row normally contains an agent noun; a passive row normally contains the corresponding patient noun. The lām-imperative in a passive row is not the same as the direct second-person command.
VoicePastPresentParticipleCommand
Activeقَالَيَقُولُقَائِلٌقُلْ
Passiveقِيلَيُقَالُمَقُولٌلِيُقَلْ
لِيُقَلْ expresses that something should be said; قُلْ directly instructs the addressee to speak.
3. Naṣara Class: Hollow and Final-Weak Verbs
Naṣara Class: Hollow and Final-Weak Verbs
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
القول — معروفقَالَيَقُولُقَائِلٌقُلْلَا تَقُلْ
القول — مجہولقِيلَيُقَالُمَقُولٌلِيُقَلْلَا تُقَلْ
الدعوة — معروفدَعَايَدْعُودَاعٍاُدْعُلَا تَدْعُ
الدعوة — مجہولدُعِيَيُدْعَىمَدْعُوٌّلِيُدْعَلَا تُدْعَ
قَالَ / قِيلَ = he said / it was said. دَعَا / دُعِيَ = he called / he was called. In a hollow verb the middle radical is weak; in a final-weak verb it is the last radical.
4. Naṣara Class: Doubled and Hamzated Verbs
Naṣara Class: Doubled and Hamzated Verbs
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الصب — معروفصَبَّيَصُبُّصَابٌّصُبَّلَا تَصُبَّ
الصب — مجہولصُبَّيُصَبُّمَصْبُوبٌلِيُصَبَّلَا تُصَبَّ
الأخذ — معروفأَخَذَيَأْخُذُآخِذٌخُذْلَا تَأْخُذْ
الأخذ — مجہولأُخِذَيُؤْخَذُمَأْخُوذٌلِيُؤْخَذْلَا تُؤْخَذْ
صَبَّ illustrates a doubled radical; أَخَذَ has a radical hamzah. Their imperative and prohibition forms cannot be explained by a single weak-letter rule.
5. Ḍaraba Class: Hollow Yāʾ and Final-Weak Yāʾ
Ḍaraba Class: Hollow Yāʾ and Final-Weak Yāʾ
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
البيع — معروفبَاعَيَبِيعُبَائِعٌبِعْلَا تَبِعْ
البيع — مجہولبِيعَيُبَاعُمَبِيعٌلِيُبَعْلَا تُبَعْ
الرمي — معروفرَمَىيَرْمِيرَامٍاِرْمِلَا تَرْمِ
الرمي — مجہولرُمِيَيُرْمَىمَرْمِيٌّلِيُرْمَلَا تُرْمَ
بَاعَ → بِعْ = sold → sell; رَمَى → اِرْمِ = threw → throw. Their passive past forms are respectively بِيعَ and رُمِيَ.
6. Ḍaraba Class: Hamzated and Initial-Weak Verbs
Ḍaraba Class: Hamzated and Initial-Weak Verbs
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
المجيء — معروفجَاءَيَجِيءُجَائٍجِئْلَا تَجِئْ
المجيء — مجہولجِيءَيُجَاءُمَجِيءٌلِيُجَأْلَا تُجَأْ
الإتيان — معروفأَتَىيَأْتِيآتٍائْتِلَا تَأْتِ
الوعد — معروفوَعَدَيَعِدُوَاعِدٌعِدْلَا تَعِدْ
الوعد — مجہولوُعِدَيُوعَدُمَوْعُودٌلِيُوعَدْلَا تُوعَدْ
The chart combines جَاءَ (hamzah and a weak radical), أَتَى (final-weak), and وَعَدَ (initial-wāw). وَعَدَ → يَعِدُ → عِدْ illustrates loss of initial wāw.
7. Ḍaraba Class: Lafīf, Doubled and Final-Weak
Ḍaraba Class: Lafīf, Doubled and Final-Weak
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الوقاية — معروفوَقَىيَقِيوَاقٍقِلَا تَقِ
الوقاية — مجہولوُقِيَيُوقَىمَوْقِيٌّلِيُوقَلَا تُوقَ
الفرار — معروففَرَّيَفِرُّفَارٌّفِرَّلَا تَفِرَّ
الطي — معروفطَوَىيَطْوِيطَاوٍاِطْوِلَا تَطْوِ
وَقَى → يَقِي → قِ = protect, protects, protect! This is the characteristic separated double-weak type. فَرَّ is doubled; طَوَى is adjacent-double-weak.
8. Samiʿa Class: Four Compared Forms
Samiʿa Class: Four Compared Forms
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الخوفخَافَيَخَافُخَائِفٌخَفْلَا تَخَفْ
الخشيةخَشِيَيَخْشَىخَاشٍاِخْشَلَا تَخْشَ
الطيطَوِيَيَطْوَىطَاوٍاِطْوَلَا تَطْوَ
المسّمَسَّيَمَسُّمَاسٌّمَسَّلَا تَمَسَّ
خَافَ → يَخَافُ = feared → fears; خَشِيَ → يَخْشَى = feared → fears. The causes of vowel alteration differ; مَسَّ illustrates doubling.
9. Fataḥa Class: Three Weak/Hamzated Verbs
Fataḥa Class: Three Weak/Hamzated Verbs
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الرؤية — معروفرَأَىيَرَىرَاءٍرَلَا تَرَ
الرؤية — مجہولرُئِيَيُرَىمَرْئِيٌّلِيُرَلَا تُرَ
الرعاية — معروفرَعَىيَرْعَىرَاعٍاِرْعَلَا تَرْعَ
الرعاية — مجہولرُعِيَيُرْعَىمَرْعِيٌّلِيُرْعَلَا تُرْعَ
الوضع — معروفوَضَعَيَضَعُوَاضِعٌضَعْلَا تَضَعْ
الوضع — مجہولوُضِعَيُوضَعُمَوْضُوعٌلِيُوضَعْلَا تُوضَعْ
رَأَى → يَرَى → رَ = saw → sees → see!; رَعَى → يَرْعَى → اِرْعَ = tended/pastured → tends → tend!; وَضَعَ → يَضَعُ → ضَعْ = placed → places → place! Each undergoes its own reductions.
10. Karuma Class: Adjectival and Less Common Samples
Karuma Class: Adjectival and Less Common Samples
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الوسموَسُمَيَوْسُمُوَسِيمٌسُمْلَا تَسُمْ
الرخوةرَخُوَيَرْخُورَخِيٌّاُرْخُلَا تَرْخُ
اليمنيَمُنَيَيْمُنُيَمِينٌاَيْمُنْلَا تَيْمُنْ
The book lists وَسُمَ، رَخُوَ، يَمُنَ. The participle/derivative column sometimes contains an adjectival derivative rather than one uniform active-participle form; examples are وَسِيمٌ، رَخِيٌّ، يَمِينٌ.
11. Ḥasiba Class: Waliya and Warima
Ḥasiba Class: Waliya and Warima
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الولي — معروفوَلِيَيَلِيوَالٍلِلَا تَلِ
الولي — مجہولوُلِيَيُولَىمَوْلِيٌّلِيُولَلَا تُولَ
الورموَرِمَيَرِمُوَارِمٌرِمْلَا تَرِمْ
وَلِيَ → يَلِي → لِ illustrates a separated-double-weak verb; وَرِمَ → يَرِمُ → رِمْ illustrates initial-wāw deletion.
12. Iftiʿāl: Ijْtibāʾ and Ikhtiyār
Iftiʿāl: Ijْtibāʾ and Ikhtiyār
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الاجتباء — معروفاِجْتَبَىيَجْتَبِيمُجْتَبٍاِجْتَبِلَا تَجْتَبِ
الاجتباء — مجہولاُجْتُبِيَيُجْتَبَىمُجْتَبًىلِيُجْتَبَلَا تُجْتَبَ
الاختيار — معروفاِخْتَارَيَخْتَارُمُخْتَارٌاِخْتَرْلَا تَخْتَرْ
الاختيار — مجہولاُخْتِيرَيُخْتَارُمُخْتَارٌلِيُخْتَرْلَا تُخْتَرْ
اِجْتَبَى → يَجْتَبِي = selected → selects; اِخْتَارَ → يَخْتَارُ = chose → chooses. مُخْتَارٌ appears in both active and passive-derived rows; context determines the intended reading.
13. Iftiʿāl: Ittiqād and Ihtidāʾ
Iftiʿāl: Ittiqād and Ihtidāʾ
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الاتقاداِتَّقَدَيَتَّقِدُمُتَّقِدٌاِتَّقِدْلَا تَتَّقِدْ
الاهتداءاِهْتَدَىيَهْتَدِيمُهْتَدٍاِهْتَدِلَا تَهْتَدِ
اِتَّقَدَ → يَتَّقِدُ = ignited → ignites; اِهْتَدَى → يَهْتَدِي = found guidance → finds guidance. Doubling and final-weak changes must be distinguished.
14. Istifʿāl: Istiʿlāʾ and Istiʿāna
Istifʿāl: Istiʿlāʾ and Istiʿāna
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الاستعلاء — معروفاِسْتَعْلَىيَسْتَعْلِيمُسْتَعْلٍاِسْتَعْلِلَا تَسْتَعْلِ
الاستعلاء — مجہولاُسْتُعْلِيَيُسْتَعْلَىمُسْتَعْلًىلِيُسْتَعْلَلَا تُسْتَعْلَ
الاستعانة — معروفاِسْتَعَانَيَسْتَعِينُمُسْتَعِينٌاِسْتَعِنْلَا تَسْتَعِنْ
الاستعانة — مجہولاُسْتُعِينَيُسْتَعَانُمُسْتَعَانٌلِيُسْتَعَنْلَا تُسْتَعَنْ
اِسْتَعْلَى → يَسْتَعْلِي = rose above → rises above; اِسْتَعَانَ → يَسْتَعِينُ = sought help → seeks help. The former is final-weak, the latter hollow. مُسْتَعِينٌ / مُسْتَعَانٌ distinguish agent and passive sense.
15. Istifʿāl: Istimdād and Doubling
Istifʿāl: Istimdād and Doubling
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الاستمداد — معروفاِسْتَمَدَّيَسْتَمِدُّمُسْتَمِدٌّاِسْتَمِدَّلَا تَسْتَمِدَّ
الاستمداد — مجہولاُسْتُمِدَّيُسْتَمَدُّمُسْتَمَدٌّلِيُسْتَمَدَّلَا تُسْتَمَدَّ
اِسْتَمَدَّ → يَسْتَمِدُّ = sought assistance → seeks assistance. مُسْتَمِدٌّ names the seeker, while مُسْتَمَدٌّ is the corresponding passive derivative. Doubling is central.
16. Infiʿāl: Yielding, Joining and Withdrawal
Infiʿāl: Yielding, Joining and Withdrawal
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الانقياداِنْقَادَيَنْقَادُمُنْقَادٌاِنْقَدْلَا تَنْقَدْ
الانضماماِنْضَمَّيَنْضَمُّمُنْضَمٌّاِنْضَمَّلَا تَنْضَمَّ
الانزواءاِنْزَوَىيَنْزَوِيمُنْزَوٍاِنْزَوِلَا تَنْزَوِ
اِنْقَادَ، اِنْضَمَّ، اِنْزَوَى show three different radical environments: hollow, doubled and final-weak. Sharing the same augmented pattern does not make their actual surface changes identical.
17. Ifʿāl: Assistance, Casting and Stopping
Ifʿāl: Assistance, Casting and Stopping
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الإعانة — معروفأَعَانَيُعِينُمُعِينٌأَعِنْلَا تُعِنْ
الإعانة — مجہولأُعِينَيُعَانُمُعَانٌلِيُعَنْلَا تُعَنْ
الإلقاء — معروفأَلْقَىيُلْقِيمُلْقٍأَلْقِلَا تُلْقِ
الإلقاء — مجہولأُلْقِيَيُلْقَىمُلْقًىلِيُلْقَلَا تُلْقَ
الإيقاف — معروفأَوْقَفَيُوقِفُمُوقِفٌأَوْقِفْلَا تُوقِفْ
الإيقاف — مجہولأُوقِفَيُوقَفُمُوقَفٌلِيُوقَفْلَا تُوقَفْ
أَعَانَ is hollow; أَلْقَى is final-weak; أَوْقَفَ retains an initial weak radical in this augmented form. Read each active/passive pair, especially the participle and the lām-imperative.
18. Ifʿāl: Showing and Believing
Ifʿāl: Showing and Believing
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الإراءة — معروفأَرَىيُرِيمُرٍأَرِلَا تُرِ
الإراءة — مجہولأُرِيَيُرَىمُرًىلِيُرَلَا تُرَ
الإيمان — معروفآمَنَيُؤْمِنُمُؤْمِنٌآمِنْلَا تُؤْمِنْ
الإيمان — مجہولأُومِنَيُؤْمَنُمُؤْمَنٌلِيُؤْمَنْلَا تُؤْمَنْ
أَرَى → يُرِي = showed → shows; آمَنَ → يُؤْمِنُ = believed → believes. The former has extensive reduction; the latter features hamzah adjustments. Do not infer radicals from spelling alone.
19. Ifʿāl: Giving and Loving
Ifʿāl: Giving and Loving
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الإيتاء — معروفآتَىيُؤْتِيمُؤْتٍآتِلَا تُؤْتِ
الإيتاء — مجہولأُوتِيَيُؤْتَىمُؤْتًىلِيُؤْتَلَا تُؤْتَ
الإحباب — معروفأَحَبَّيُحِبُّمُحِبٌّأَحِبَّلَا تُحِبَّ
الإحباب — مجہولأُحِبَّيُحَبُّمُحَبٌّلِيُحَبَّلَا تُحَبَّ
آتَى → يُؤْتِي = gave → gives; أَحَبَّ → يُحِبُّ = loved → loves. The first combines hamzah and final-weak effects, the second focuses on doubling.
20. Tafʿīl: Naming and the Final Weak Radical
Tafʿīl: Naming and the Final Weak Radical
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
التسمية — معروفسَمَّىيُسَمِّيمُسَمٍّسَمِّلَا تُسَمِّ
التسمية — مجہولسُمِّيَيُسَمَّىمُسَمًّىلِيُسَمَّلَا تُسَمَّ
سَمَّى → يُسَمِّي → سَمِّ = named → names → name! Compare مُسَمٍّ (one who names) and مُسَمًّى (one who is named).
21. Tafaʿʿul: Tawaffī and Final Weakness
Tafaʿʿul: Tawaffī and Final Weakness
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
التوفّي — معروفتَوَفَّىيَتَوَفَّىمُتَوَفٍّتَوَفَّلَا تَتَوَفَّ
التوفّي — مجہولتُوُفِّيَيُتَوَفَّىمُتَوَفًّىلِيُتَوَفَّلَا تُتَوَفَّ
تَوَفَّى → يَتَوَفَّى = took fully / received in full → takes fully. The passive row includes تُوُفِّيَ and مُتَوَفًّى. Distinguish agent from patient despite their similar-looking spelling.
22. Tafāʿul: Equality and Mutual Love
Tafāʿul: Equality and Mutual Love
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
التساوي — معروفتَسَاوَىيَتَسَاوَىمُتَسَاوٍتَسَاوَلَا تَتَسَاوَ
التساوي — مجہولتُسُووِيَيُتَسَاوَىمُتَسَاوًىلِيُتَسَاوَلَا تُتَسَاوَ
التحابّتَحَابَّيَتَحَابُّمُتَحَابٌّتَحَابَّلَا تَتَحَابَّ
تَسَاوَى → يَتَسَاوَى = became equal → becomes equal; تَحَابَّ → يَتَحَابُّ = showed mutual affection → shows mutual affection. Final-weak and doubled patterns should not be confused.
23. Mufāʿala: Meeting and Mutual Favor
Mufāʿala: Meeting and Mutual Favor
نوع / بابPastPresentParticipleCommand / lāmProhibition
الملاقاة — معروفلَاقَىيُلَاقِيمُلَاقٍلَاقِلَا تُلَاقِ
الملاقاة — مجہوللُوقِيَيُلَاقَىمُلَاقًىلِيُلَاقَلَا تُلَاقَ
المحابّة — معروفحَابَّيُحَابُّمُحَابٌّحَابَّلَا تُحَابَّ
المحابّة — مجہولحُوبَّيُحَابُّمُحَابٌّلِيُحَابَّلَا تُحَابَّ
لَاقَى → يُلَاقِي = met → meets; حَابَّ → يُحَابُّ = favored/showed affection → favors/shows affection. The first is final-weak; the second is doubled. The source records active and passive rows separately.
24. Comparison: One-Letter Versus Longer Imperatives
The chart demonstrates that imperative length differs according to the root and applicable reductions.
PastPresentCommandType
وَقَىيَقِيقِSeparated double-weak
رَأَىيَرَىرَHamzah and weak radical
وَلِيَيَلِيلِSeparated double-weak
بَاعَيَبِيعُبِعْHollow yāʾ
أَلْقَىيُلْقِيأَلْقِFinal-weak yāʾ
One-letter commands such as قِ، رَ، لِ reflect established patterns of reduction, not arbitrary spelling.
25. Synthesis: Chapter, Root and Surface Form
Identify the chapter first, then the radicals, then the active/passive forms and participles, and finally the imperative/prohibition changes.
وَعَدَ → يَعِدُ → عِدْ
Translation: Promised → promises → promise!
اِسْتَعَانَ → يَسْتَعِينُ → اِسْتَعِنْ
Translation: Sought help → seeks help → seek help!
This completes the book’s weak-verb chart and Part Three of ʿIlm al-Ṣarf. The next printed page (76) starts Part Four, covering noun measures.
Practice questions
Question 1
What is the main function of the consolidated chart?
- To bring changed forms from several chapters together
- To define only the third-person singular
- To assign case endings to every noun
- To research only verbal nouns
Question 2
What does the second row under a source entry generally contain?
- Only dual forms
- Passive forms and derivatives
- Only feminine plurals
- Only comparatives
Question 3
What is the passive past of qāla in the Naṣara chart?
Question 4
Which command is given for daʿā?
- يَدْعُو
- دُعِيَ
- مَدْعُوٌّ
- اُدْعُ
Question 5
What morphological process is most evident in ṣabba?
- Assimilation of identical radicals
- Deletion of initial wāw
- Yāʾ becoming final alif
- Hamzah becoming wāw
Question 6
Which imperative is listed for akhadha?
- آخِذٌ
- خُذْ
- مَأْخُوذٌ
- يَأْخُذُ
Question 7
How do bāʿa and bīʿa differ?
- Both are imperatives
- First is a verbal noun, second a noun
- First active past, second passive past
- First present, second prohibition
Question 8
Which active command goes with ramā yarmī?
Question 9
What happens to the initial wāw of waʿada in its imperfect?
- It is deleted: yaʿidu
- It becomes alif: yāʿidu
- It moves to the end
- It becomes doubled
Question 10
What is distinctive about the command qi from waqā yaqī?
- It is a verbal noun
- It is a one-letter command
- It is passive past
- It retains all three radicals
Question 11
Which imperfect is listed for khāfa in the Samiʿa chapter?
- يَخِيفُ
- يَخُوفُ
- يَخَافُ
- يُخَافُ
Question 12
What participle is shown for khashiya?
- خَشْيٌ
- مَخْشِيٌّ
- خَشِيَ
- خَاشٍ
Question 13
What imperative is printed for raʾā?
Question 14
Which imperative belongs to waḍaʿa yaḍaʿu?
- وَضَعْ
- ضَعْ
- يَضَعْ
- مَوْضُوعٌ
Question 15
Which adjectival derivative appears with wasuma in the Karuma chapter?
- وَاسِمٌ
- مَوْسُومٌ
- وَسِيمٌ
- وَسْمٌ
Question 16
What command is shown for waliya yalī?
Question 17
Which derivative is shared in the active/passive rows of ikhtāra?
- مُخْتَارٌ
- مُخْتَبَرٌ
- مُجْتَبًى
- مُسْتَعِينٌ
Question 18
What is the imperfect of ihtadā in the Iftiʿāl table?
- يَهْتَدَى
- يَهْتَدِي
- يَهْتَدُو
- يَتَّقِدُ
Question 19
Which active imperfect belongs to istaʿāna?
- يُسْتَعَانُ
- يَسْتَعْلِي
- يَسْتَعِينُ
- يَسْتَمِدُّ
Question 20
Which root pattern is illustrated by istamadda?
- Final-weak yāʾ
- Initial-wāw-weak
- Hamzated final radical
- Doubled
Question 21
What correctly distinguishes inqāda from inḍamma?
- Inqāda is hollow; inḍamma is doubled
- Both are hamzated
- Both are final-weak yāʾ
- Inqāda is doubled; inḍamma is hollow
Question 22
Which active participle goes with aʿāna?
- مُعَانٌ
- مُعِينٌ
- مُسْتَعَانٌ
- مُؤْمِنٌ
Question 23
What is the command of alqā?
- أَلْقَى
- يُلْقِي
- أَلْقِ
- مُلْقًى
Question 24
Which is the active imperfect of āmana?
- يُؤْمَنُ
- يُؤْتِي
- يَأْمَنُ
- يُؤْمِنُ
Question 25
What active imperfect is shown for ātā?
- يُؤْتِي
- يَأْتِي
- يُؤْمِنُ
- يُلْقِي
Question 26
Which is the passive participle of sammā?
- مُسَمٍّ
- مُسَمًّى
- سَمِّيٌّ
- مُسْتَعِينٌ
Question 27
What distinguishes derivatives of tawaffā?
- Both are past verbs
- Both are verbal nouns
- Mutawaffin is agentive; mutawaffan is patient-oriented
- Both are feminine plurals
Question 28
How do tasāwā and taḥābba chiefly differ?
- First doubled, second final-weak
- Both are hamzated
- Both initial-wāw-weak
- First final-weak, second doubled
Question 29
Which imperfect belongs to lāqā?
- يُلَاقِي
- يُلْقِي
- يَتَلَقَّى
- يَلْقَى
Question 30
What begins immediately after the completed weak-verb chart?
- Another past conjugation in the same chapter
- Part Four of morphology: noun measures
- An introduction to jurisprudence
- A hadith index
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