Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْرَمَhe honoured; active perfect.
يُكْرِمُhe honours; active imperfect.
أُكْرِمَhe was honoured; passive perfect.
يُكْرَمُhe is honoured; passive imperfect.
The active imperfect has kasrah before the final radical: yukrimu. The passive has fatḥah there: yukramu. The passive perfect has ḍammah on its introductory hamza and kasrah before the last consonant. These changes shift the verbal viewpoint from the doer to the recipient of the action.
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Five Augmented Triliteral Patterns Without Hamzat al-Wasl
Word / formMeaning / explanation
أَكْرَمَhe honoured; active perfect.
يُكْرِمُhe honours; active imperfect.
أُكْرِمَhe was honoured; passive perfect.
يُكْرَمُhe is honoured; passive imperfect.
The active imperfect has kasrah before the final radical: yukrimu. The passive has fatḥah there: yukramu. The passive perfect has ḍammah on its introductory hamza and kasrah before the last consonant. These changes shift the verbal viewpoint from the doer to the recipient of the action.