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Rule 7: When wāw or yāʾ follows the additional alif of the active-participle pattern, the weak radical is represented by hamzah.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
قَاوِلٌ → قَائِلٌone who says.
بَايِعٌ → بَائِعٌseller.
خَاوِفٌ → خَائِفٌone who fears.

The resulting hamzah is not a new radical of the lexical root. قَائِلٌ still belongs to ق و ل, and بَائِعٌ to ب ي ع.

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Rule 7: Hamzah after an Additional Alif

Hollow Verbs: Seven Iʿlāl Rules and Three Short Paradigms

Rule 7: When wāw or yāʾ follows the additional alif of the active-participle pattern, the weak radical is represented by hamzah.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
قَاوِلٌ → قَائِلٌone who says.
بَايِعٌ → بَائِعٌseller.
خَاوِفٌ → خَائِفٌone who fears.

The resulting hamzah is not a new radical of the lexical root. قَائِلٌ still belongs to ق و ل, and بَائِعٌ to ب ي ع.