LessonsEight Short Paradigms: Lafīf and Defective Verbs with Morphological ExplanationsQuiz

سَمَّى — يُسَمِّي — تَسْمِيَةٌ
Translation: He named — he names — naming.
تَلَقَّى — يَتَلَقَّى — تَلَقِّيًا
Translation: He received — he receives — receiving.

FeatureForm IIForm V
Perfectسَمَّىتَلَقَّى
Imperfectيُسَمِّييَتَلَقَّى
Verbal nounتَسْمِيَةٌتَلَقِّيًا
Active participleمُسَمٍّمُتَلَقٍّ

Both have middle-radical gemination, but Form V also carries the derivational tāʾ prefix, visible in its imperfect يَتَلَقَّى.

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Gemination and Prefixes in Forms II and V

Eight Short Paradigms: Lafīf and Defective Verbs with Morphological Explanations

سَمَّى — يُسَمِّي — تَسْمِيَةٌ
Translation: He named — he names — naming.
تَلَقَّى — يَتَلَقَّى — تَلَقِّيًا
Translation: He received — he receives — receiving.

FeatureForm IIForm V
Perfectسَمَّىتَلَقَّى
Imperfectيُسَمِّييَتَلَقَّى
Verbal nounتَسْمِيَةٌتَلَقِّيًا
Active participleمُسَمٍّمُتَلَقٍّ

Both have middle-radical gemination, but Form V also carries the derivational tāʾ prefix, visible in its imperfect يَتَلَقَّى.