LessonsDefective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short ParadigmsQuiz

The jussive is visible in past negation with lam and second-person prohibition with lā.

VerbAfter لَمْWith prohibitive لا
دَعَالَمْ يَدْعُلا تَدْعُ
رَضِيَلَمْ يَرْضَلا تَرْضَ
رَمَىلَمْ يَرْمِلا تَرْمِ
تَلَقَّىلَمْ يَتَلَقَّلا تَتَلَقَّ

The short final ḍammah, kasrah or fatḥah is meaningful evidence left by weak-letter elision and the underlying morphological pattern.

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Negation and Prohibition in Four Patterns

Defective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short Paradigms

The jussive is visible in past negation with lam and second-person prohibition with lā.

VerbAfter لَمْWith prohibitive لا
دَعَالَمْ يَدْعُلا تَدْعُ
رَضِيَلَمْ يَرْضَلا تَرْضَ
رَمَىلَمْ يَرْمِلا تَرْمِ
تَلَقَّىلَمْ يَتَلَقَّلا تَتَلَقَّ

The short final ḍammah, kasrah or fatḥah is meaningful evidence left by weak-letter elision and the underlying morphological pattern.