Distinguishing Transformation, Possession, and Use

Eleven Semantic Properties of Form V (Tafaʿʿul): Response, Affectation, Avoidance, Adoption, and More

FunctionExampleMain question
TransformationتَنَصَّرَWhat identity or state did the subject take on?
Becoming a possessorتَمَوَّلَWhat did the subject come to possess?
Putting into useتَدَهَّنَWhat did the subject use or apply?

All three belong to Form V in this lesson, yet their grammatical pattern alone does not make their meanings interchangeable.