LessonsMulḥaq bi-Rubāʿī: Definition, Two Groups and Nine PatternsQuiz

For these examples, the verbal noun names an action or state, the pattern represents its formal structure, and the meaning comes from the actual lexical usage.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
جَوْرَبَةputting on a sock; فَوْعَلَة.
تَجَوْرُبputting on a sock; تَفَوْعُل.
اِسْلِنْقَاءlying on one’s back; an item in the second augmented group.

The first two share a gloss but differ in template; the third differs in both lexical meaning and morphological subgroup.

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Mulḥaq bi-Rubāʿī: Definition, Two Groups and Nine Patterns

For these examples, the verbal noun names an action or state, the pattern represents its formal structure, and the meaning comes from the actual lexical usage.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
جَوْرَبَةputting on a sock; فَوْعَلَة.
تَجَوْرُبputting on a sock; تَفَوْعُل.
اِسْلِنْقَاءlying on one’s back; an item in the second augmented group.

The first two share a gloss but differ in template; the third differs in both lexical meaning and morphological subgroup.