The textbook gives a three-slot nominal paradigm based on number:
Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَفْعَلٌsingular: one place or time.
مَفْعَلَانِdual: two places or times.
مَفَاعِلُbroken plural: several places or times.
This is not the 14-person verbal paradigm. It is a nominal pattern showing changes in number.
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Ism al-Ẓarf: Meaning, Patterns, Paradigm and Derivation
The textbook gives a three-slot nominal paradigm based on number:
Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَفْعَلٌsingular: one place or time.
مَفْعَلَانِdual: two places or times.
مَفَاعِلُbroken plural: several places or times.
This is not the 14-person verbal paradigm. It is a nominal pattern showing changes in number.