LessonsDoubled Verbs: Complete Conjugation of ذَبَّ يَذُبُّ, Explanations and Essential RulesQuiz

يَذْبُبُ → يَذُبُّ
Translation: an underlying imperfect form becomes geminated through assimilation.
The first bāʾ’s vowel is handled so that the two identical radicals can combine into the surface form يَذُبُّ.

ContextOutcomeOperation
Simple imperfectيَذُبُّAssimilation
Passive imperfectيُذَبُّPassive vocalization + assimilation
Feminine pluralيَذْبُبْنَNo assimilation
1st-person perfectذَبَبْتُNo assimilation

Identify both the root radicals and the suffix condition before explaining a surface form.

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Explaining the Imperfect Form

Doubled Verbs: Complete Conjugation of ذَبَّ يَذُبُّ, Explanations and Essential Rules

يَذْبُبُ → يَذُبُّ
Translation: an underlying imperfect form becomes geminated through assimilation.
The first bāʾ’s vowel is handled so that the two identical radicals can combine into the surface form يَذُبُّ.

ContextOutcomeOperation
Simple imperfectيَذُبُّAssimilation
Passive imperfectيُذَبُّPassive vocalization + assimilation
Feminine pluralيَذْبُبْنَNo assimilation
1st-person perfectذَبَبْتُNo assimilation

Identify both the root radicals and the suffix condition before explaining a surface form.