A pattern (wazn) is a word’s structural template of consonants and vowels. Ḍaraba follows faʿala; shammara includes a doubled middle root consonant.
Having some resemblance to a verb does not automatically make every noun diptote. The author sets out two particular situations and their conditions.
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Diptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their Conditions
A pattern (wazn) is a word’s structural template of consonants and vowels. Ḍaraba follows faʿala; shammara includes a doubled middle root consonant.
Having some resemblance to a verb does not automatically make every noun diptote. The author sets out two particular situations and their conditions.