LessonsHollow Verbs: Seven Iʿlāl Rules and Three Short ParadigmsQuiz

قَائِلٌ, بَائِعٌ and خَائِفٌ are active participles. Although each has a visible hamzah, their second radicals are originally wāw or yāʾ.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
قَائِلٌroot ق و ل; one who says.
بَائِعٌroot ب ي ع; one who sells.
خَائِفٌroot خ و ف; one who fears.

Do not reclassify these as hamzah-middle roots just because the surface active participle contains hamzah. Morphological classification follows the original root.

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Root and Pattern in Hollow Active Participles

Hollow Verbs: Seven Iʿlāl Rules and Three Short Paradigms

قَائِلٌ, بَائِعٌ and خَائِفٌ are active participles. Although each has a visible hamzah, their second radicals are originally wāw or yāʾ.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
قَائِلٌroot ق و ل; one who says.
بَائِعٌroot ب ي ع; one who sells.
خَائِفٌroot خ و ف; one who fears.

Do not reclassify these as hamzah-middle roots just because the surface active participle contains hamzah. Morphological classification follows the original root.