LessonsNine Augmented Triliteral Patterns with Hamzat al-WaslQuiz

اِحْمَرَّ — يَحْمَرُّ — اِحْمِرَارًا
The root is ḥ-m-r. This example indicates becoming red, not causing another object to become red. The doubled final rāʾ is a characteristic of the pattern.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
اِحْمَرَّit turned red.
مُحْمَرٌّreddening or red-coloured.
Related examples include اِخْضَرَّturned green, and اِصْفَرَّ — turned yellow.

Many verbs of this pattern concern becoming a colour or entering a state.

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Form ifʿilāl: colour and state

Nine Augmented Triliteral Patterns with Hamzat al-Wasl

اِحْمَرَّ — يَحْمَرُّ — اِحْمِرَارًا
The root is ḥ-m-r. This example indicates becoming red, not causing another object to become red. The doubled final rāʾ is a characteristic of the pattern.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
اِحْمَرَّit turned red.
مُحْمَرٌّreddening or red-coloured.
Related examples include اِخْضَرَّturned green, and اِصْفَرَّ — turned yellow.

Many verbs of this pattern concern becoming a colour or entering a state.