Derived Trilateral (with Hamzah) - Bab 3: Infi'aal (Infitar)

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Lesson

1. Introduction to Bab Infi'aal (انفعال)

◦ Bab Infi'aal (انفعال): The third derived trilateral door beginning with Hamzat-ul-Wasl. ◦ Structural Signature: It is formed by prefixing اِنْـ (Hamzah and silent Noon) directly to the beginning of the verb (اِنْفَعَلَ). ◦ Verbal Noun (مصدر): اِنْفِطَارٌ (Meaning: to be split or cleft asunder).

2. The Rule of Intransitiveness (لازم ہونا)

◦ The lesson establishes an explicit rule for this door: ◦ It states that every verb that comes on this pattern is Intransitive (لازم). ◦ This means the action is restricted to the subject and does not transfer to an object.

3. Complete Sarf Sagheer of اِنْفَطَرَ

اِنْفَطَرَ يَنْفَطِرُ اِنْفِطَارًا فَهُوَ مُنْفَطِرٌ الأَمْرُ مِنْهُ اِنْفَطِرْ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنْهُ لَا تَنْفَطِرْ ◦ This lesson classifies this door as Intransitive (لازم). ◦ This paradigm does not include any passive forms or passive participles for this door. ◦ Recite the active-only Sarf Sagheer: ◦ Active Past/Present: اِنْفَطَرَ يَنْفَطِرُ (It was split / splits) ◦ Active Participle: مُنْفَطِرٌ (The splitting thing) ◦ Imperative: اِنْفَطِرْ | Prohibitive: لَا تَنْفَطِرْ.

Practice questions

Question 1: Choose the correct answer

What is the semantic classification of Bab Infi'aal According to the rule?

  • Intransitive Verb (فعلِ لازم)
  • Transitive Verb (فعلِ متعدی)
  • Weak Verb
  • Non-conjugatable

Question 2: Match the correct pairs

Match each slot of the active Sarf Sagheer of اِنْفَطَرَ to its correct morphological category.

Question 3: Choose the correct answer

Which of the following tenses or derived nouns are omitted from the given Sarf Sagheer of اِنْفَطَرَ in the book?

  • Passive forms (مجہول) and Passive Participle (اسمِ مفعول)
  • Active Past and Present
  • Imperative and Prohibitive
  • Active Participle

Question 4: Choose the correct answer

Select the correct Active Participle (Ism Fa'il) form of اِنْفَطَرَ from the table.

  • مُنْفَطِرٌ
  • مُنْفَطَرٌ
  • اِنْفَطَرَ

Question 5: Choose the correct answer

What does the verbal noun "اِنْفِطَار" mean in Persian?

  • شکافتہ شدن (to be split/cleft asunder)
  • پرہیز کردن
  • طلبِ یاری کردن
  • سرخ شدن

Question 6: Sort into the correct groups

Sort these verbs of root فَطَرَ into Imperative (امر) and Prohibitive (نہی) categories under Bab Infi'aal.

Question 7: Choose the correct answer

What prefixed extra letters are added to the root فَطَرَ to construct the verb اِنْفَطَرَ?

  • Prefix Hamzah and silent Noon (اِنْـ)
  • Prefix Hamzah, Seen, and Taa (اِسْتَـ)
  • Prefix Hamzah and post-Fa letter Taa
  • No extra letters are added

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