Wijdān is recognizing or finding an existing quality in a person or thing; the speaker need not have caused the quality.
أَبْخَلْتُ زَيْدًا
Translation: I found Zayd miserly.
The statement does not mean “I made Zayd miserly.”
PropertySemantic focus
WijdānDiscovering a quality
TaṣyīrBringing about a quality or state
Both can involve an object, so syntax alone does not determine the correct meaning.
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Fifteen Semantic Properties of Form IV (Ifʿāl): From Causation to Responsiveness
Wijdān is recognizing or finding an existing quality in a person or thing; the speaker need not have caused the quality.
أَبْخَلْتُ زَيْدًا
Translation: I found Zayd miserly.
The statement does not mean “I made Zayd miserly.”
PropertySemantic focus
WijdānDiscovering a quality
TaṣyīrBringing about a quality or state
Both can involve an object, so syntax alone does not determine the correct meaning.