أَكْرَمَ — يُكْرِمُ — إِكْرَامًا
Translation: He honoured; he honours; honouring.
The perfect follows أَفْعَلَ and the imperfect يُفْعِلُ. The root is k-r-m; the initial hamza is formative and is pronounced even in connected speech.
كَرُمَ describes being noble or generous, whereas أَكْرَمَ describes honouring someone. This form often makes a verb causative or transitive, but the attested meaning of each verb still determines its use.
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Ifʿāl: the verb أَكْرَمَ
Five Augmented Triliteral Patterns Without Hamzat al-Wasl
أَكْرَمَ — يُكْرِمُ — إِكْرَامًا
Translation: He honoured; he honours; honouring.
The perfect follows أَفْعَلَ and the imperfect يُفْعِلُ. The root is k-r-m; the initial hamza is formative and is pronounced even in connected speech.
كَرُمَ describes being noble or generous, whereas أَكْرَمَ describes honouring someone. This form often makes a verb causative or transitive, but the attested meaning of each verb still determines its use.