Derived Nouns: Noun of Instrument (Ism Aalah)

1. What Is Ism Aalah?

Ism Aalah is a derived noun that points to the tool or instrument used to perform an action.
In the basic pattern taught here, the word begins with مِـ and then follows one of three instrument classes.

2. Three Classes of Ism Aalah

This lesson presents three classes of Ism Aalah.

WeightClass
مِفْعَلٌMinor — Sughraa
مِفْعَلَةٌMedium — Wustaa
مِفْعَالٌMajor — Kubraa

The main task is to connect each class with its correct weight.

3. Dual Forms of the Three Classes

Each singular form has a corresponding dual form.

DualSingularClass
مِفْعَلَانِمِفْعَلٌSughraa
مِفْعَلَتَانِمِفْعَلَةٌWustaa
مِفْعَالَانِمِفْعَالٌKubraa

So the class stays the same while the noun changes from one instrument to two.

4. Broken Plurals

The plural forms shown in this lesson use broken-plural patterns.

Plural weightClass
مَفَاعِلُSughraa and Wustaa
مَفَاعِيْلُKubraa

Sughraa and Wustaa therefore share one plural pattern, while Kubraa has a different plural pattern.

5. The Whole Pattern at a Glance

Put the singular, dual, and plural forms together.

PluralDualSingularClass
مَفَاعِلُمِفْعَلَانِمِفْعَلٌSughraa
مَفَاعِلُمِفْعَلَتَانِمِفْعَلَةٌWustaa
مَفَاعِيْلُمِفْعَالَانِمِفْعَالٌKubraa

This table is the central memory map for the level.

6. Practice with the Root Nasara

Using the root نَصَرَ, the lesson gives these practice forms.

PluralDualSingularClass
مَنَاصِرُمِنْصَرَانِمِنْصَرٌSughraa
مَنَاصِرُمِنْصَرَتَانِمِنْصَرَةٌWustaa
مَنَاصِيْرُمِنْصَارَانِمِنْصَارٌKubraa

Use these as pattern-practice examples for recognizing the three classes.

7. A Simple Map of the Level

Remember these points:
1. Ism Aalah points to a tool or instrument.
2. Sughraa uses مِفْعَلٌ.
3. Wustaa uses مِفْعَلَةٌ.
4. Kubraa uses مِفْعَالٌ.
5. Sughraa and Wustaa share the plural مَفَاعِلُ.
6. Kubraa uses the plural مَفَاعِيْلُ.