Ism al-Ālah: Definition, Three Patterns, Paradigms and Formation

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• What does ism al-ālah denote?
• Which are the three textbook patterns for instrument nouns?
• What vowel does the initial mīm carry in مِفْعَلٌ?
• Which is the dual of مِفْعَلٌ?
• Which is the dual of مِفْعَلَةٌ?
• Which plural template corresponds to مِفْعَالٌ?
• What plural pattern is shared by mifʿal and mifʿalah?
• Which meaning fits مِضْرَبٌ?
• How do مَضْرِبٌ and مِضْرَبٌ differ?
• What instrument noun is derived from يَضْرِبُ by the first rule?
• Which verbal form is used as the starting point for the instrument rule?
• What happens to the middle radical in the first instrument pattern?
• What is added to the first pattern to form mifʿalah?
• Where is the added alif placed in mifʿāl?
• What does مِفْتَاحٌ mean?
• What is the plural of مِفْتَاحٌ?
• What sort of implement is مِقْرَاضٌ?
• What is the broken plural of مِقْرَاضٌ?
• What is the singular of مَفَاتِيحُ?
• Which singular corresponds to مَكَانِسُ?
• What is the dual of مِسْمَعٌ?
• Which morphological Arabic form answers “two instruments for hearing”?
• Which plural fits “instruments used for striking”?
• Which pattern fits the source form مَنَاصِرُ?
• What does the ة ending of mifʿalah NOT imply?
• How do فَتْحٌ and مِفْتَاحٌ differ?
• What follows the instrument-noun section in this edition?