Why is the final wāw absent in لَمْ يَدْعُ?
Defective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short Paradigms
- It became an active participle
- Lam made the imperfect jussive
- It became a perfect verb
- Its root never had wāw
Defective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short Paradigms