To describe a three-letter root without repeating every root, its letters are placed against the model ف ع ل.
Pattern position
Root position
Example with ك ت ب
fāʾ al-kalimah
first root letter
ك
ʿayn al-kalimah
second root letter
ت
lām al-kalimah
third root letter
ب
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Introduction to Verbs, Roots, and Conjugation
To describe a three-letter root without repeating every root, its letters are placed against the model ف ع ل.
Pattern position
Root position
Example with ك ت ب
fāʾ al-kalimah
first root letter
ك
ʿayn al-kalimah
second root letter
ت
lām al-kalimah
third root letter
ب