LessonsIsm al-Ālah: Definition, Three Patterns, Paradigms and FormationQuiz

The source asks for the meanings of مِسْمَعٌ، مَنَاصِرُ، مَفَاتِيحُ.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مِسْمَعٌan instrument of hearing; it can also be used for an ear. It follows mifʿal.
مَنَاصِرُa morphological broken plural for instruments associated with helping, on mafāʿil. It should not be confused with the regular active-participle noun نَاصِرٌ, “helper.”
مَفَاتِيحُkeys, the broken plural of miftāḥ on mafāʿīl.

Each answer connects lexical sense with the relevant root and pattern.

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

The source asks for the meanings of مِسْمَعٌ، مَنَاصِرُ، مَفَاتِيحُ.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مِسْمَعٌan instrument of hearing; it can also be used for an ear. It follows mifʿal.
مَنَاصِرُa morphological broken plural for instruments associated with helping, on mafāʿil. It should not be confused with the regular active-participle noun نَاصِرٌ, “helper.”
مَفَاتِيحُkeys, the broken plural of miftāḥ on mafāʿīl.

Each answer connects lexical sense with the relevant root and pattern.