LessonsDefective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short ParadigmsQuiz

The weak-final rules depend on the weak consonant, preceding vowel, morphological pattern and case/mood.

RuleMain operationExample
1wāw becomes yāʾرَضِيَ
2final weak substitutionيَرْضَى
3jussive elisionلَمْ يَدْعُ
4participial elisionرَامٍ
5passive-participle assimilationمَرْمِيٌّ
6verbal-noun substitutionتَلَقِّي

For each form, identify whether the outcome is elision, substitution or assimilation, not merely that its spelling changed.

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Six Rules: Conditions and Outcomes

Defective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short Paradigms

The weak-final rules depend on the weak consonant, preceding vowel, morphological pattern and case/mood.

RuleMain operationExample
1wāw becomes yāʾرَضِيَ
2final weak substitutionيَرْضَى
3jussive elisionلَمْ يَدْعُ
4participial elisionرَامٍ
5passive-participle assimilationمَرْمِيٌّ
6verbal-noun substitutionتَلَقِّي

For each form, identify whether the outcome is elision, substitution or assimilation, not merely that its spelling changed.