What is the key caution about basic-triliteral maṣdars?
Noun Patterns: Jāmid, Maṣdar, Mushtaq and 50 Basic-Triliteral Maṣdar Entries
- Patterns vary with attested usage; one template does not fit each verb class
- Every maṣdar must be faʿl
- No maṣdar can ever contain added letters
- A maṣdar is always a past verb