Derived Nouns: The Passive Participle (Ism Maf'ool)

1. What Is Ism Maf'ool?

Ism Maf'ool is a derived noun that points to the person or thing on which an action occurs.
Example: مَنْصُوْرٌ means one who is helped.
In the basic triliteral pattern taught here, its main weight is مَفْعُوْلٌ.

2. How the Weight Maf'ool Is Built

The construction rule in this lesson leads to the pattern مَفْعُوْلٌ.

ResultStep
مَـadd Meem at the beginning
first root letter becomes silentafter the prefixed Meem
Dhammah + silent Waawat the second root letter
Tanweenon the final root letter

The finished template is مَفْعُوْلٌ.

3. Example: Nasara to Mansoor

Apply the pattern to the root of helping.

MeaningFormStage
to helpنَصَرَroot example
one who is helpedمَنْصُوْرٌIsm Maf'ool

The root letters remain recognizable inside the مَفْعُوْلٌ pattern.

4. The Six Basic Ism Maf'ool Forms

Ism Maf'ool uses the same six number-and-gender positions introduced with Ism Fa'il.

PluralDualSingularGender
مَفْعُوْلُوْنَمَفْعُوْلَانِمَفْعُوْلٌMasculine
مَفْعُوْلَاتٌمَفْعُوْلَتَانِمَفْعُوْلَةٌFeminine

Read the grid as masculine/feminine × singular/dual/plural.

5. Ism Fa'il and Ism Maf'ool

The two derived nouns answer different questions.

ExampleMeaningType
نَاصِرٌone who helpsIsm Fa'il
مَنْصُوْرٌone who is helpedIsm Maf'ool

A simple distinction: Ism Fa'il points to the doer; Ism Maf'ool points to the one affected by the action.

6. Recognizing Number and Gender

The endings identify number and gender just as they did in the previous noun grid.

ExampleProfile
مَفْعُوْلَانِdual masculine
مَفْعُوْلَةٌsingular feminine
مَفْعُوْلُوْنَplural masculine
مَفْعُوْلَاتٌplural feminine

Once the base word is recognized as Ism Maf'ool, the ending tells you the number and gender.

7. A Simple Map of the Level

Remember four points:
1. Ism Maf'ool points to the one affected by the action.
2. Its basic weight here is مَفْعُوْلٌ.
3. It has six basic number/gender forms.
4. Compare نَاصِرٌ with مَنْصُوْرٌ to keep Ism Fa'il and Ism Maf'ool distinct.