LessonsEight Short Paradigms: Lafīf and Defective Verbs with Morphological ExplanationsQuiz

وَلِيَ — يَلِي
Translation: The core perfect and imperfect forms.
The root is و ل ي and the pattern is باب حسب. The table preserves the source sequence of active, passive, participial and command forms.

FormArabicMeaning
Active perfectوَلِيَHe became near
Active imperfectيَلِيHe is near/follows
Verbal nounوَلِيًاBeing near
Active participleوَالٍOne who is near / in charge
Passive perfectوُلِيَHe was put in charge
Passive imperfectيُولَىHe is put in charge
Passive participleمَوْلِيٌّOne placed under authority
ImperativeلِBe near / follow
Prohibitionلَا تَلِDo not follow (prohibition)

Unlike وَجِيَ, this form drops its initial wāw in يَلِي. Its brief imperative لِ reflects more than one weak-letter deletion.

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Separated Doubly Weak: وَلِيَ

Eight Short Paradigms: Lafīf and Defective Verbs with Morphological Explanations

وَلِيَ — يَلِي
Translation: The core perfect and imperfect forms.
The root is و ل ي and the pattern is باب حسب. The table preserves the source sequence of active, passive, participial and command forms.

FormArabicMeaning
Active perfectوَلِيَHe became near
Active imperfectيَلِيHe is near/follows
Verbal nounوَلِيًاBeing near
Active participleوَالٍOne who is near / in charge
Passive perfectوُلِيَHe was put in charge
Passive imperfectيُولَىHe is put in charge
Passive participleمَوْلِيٌّOne placed under authority
ImperativeلِBe near / follow
Prohibitionلَا تَلِDo not follow (prohibition)

Unlike وَجِيَ, this form drops its initial wāw in يَلِي. Its brief imperative لِ reflects more than one weak-letter deletion.