Situation one: the pattern is characteristic of verbs, then the form is adopted as a proper name—the book uses Shammar and Ḍarab.
Situation two: the pattern is shared with nouns; then check the initial imperfect prefix and the author’s feminine-ending condition, as with Aḥmad and the other examples.
In both situations, evaluate the item as a proper noun, not as an actual verb.
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Diptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their Conditions
Situation one: the pattern is characteristic of verbs, then the form is adopted as a proper name—the book uses Shammar and Ḍarab.
Situation two: the pattern is shared with nouns; then check the initial imperfect prefix and the author’s feminine-ending condition, as with Aḥmad and the other examples.
In both situations, evaluate the item as a proper noun, not as an actual verb.