These related forms share the root ر م ي but perform different grammatical and semantic functions.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
يَرْمِيactive imperfect: he throws.
رَامٍactive participle: one who throws.
مَرْمِيٌّpassive participle: something thrown.
رَمْيٌverbal noun: the act of throwing.
The same radicals can express action in time, the doer, the entity affected, or the abstract act; morphology distinguishes those functions.
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Defective Verbs: Six Iʿlāl Rules and Four Short Paradigms
These related forms share the root ر م ي but perform different grammatical and semantic functions.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
يَرْمِيactive imperfect: he throws.
رَامٍactive participle: one who throws.
مَرْمِيٌّpassive participle: something thrown.
رَمْيٌverbal noun: the act of throwing.
The same radicals can express action in time, the doer, the entity affected, or the abstract act; morphology distinguishes those functions.