LessonsNoun Patterns: Jāmid, Maṣdar, Mushtaq and 50 Basic-Triliteral Maṣdar EntriesQuiz

Basic quintiliterals have five radicals without augmentation; augmented quintiliterals have five radicals plus added letters.

StructureTextbook example
Basicسَفَرْجَلٌ (quince)
Basicقُرْطَعْبٌ
Augmentedعُضْرُفُوطٌ (lizard)
Augmentedخَنْدَرِيسٌ (aged wine)

These are morphological specimens; a rare word can still demonstrate the structure of radicals and augmentation.

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Basic and Augmented Quintiliterals

Noun Patterns: Jāmid, Maṣdar, Mushtaq and 50 Basic-Triliteral Maṣdar Entries

Basic quintiliterals have five radicals without augmentation; augmented quintiliterals have five radicals plus added letters.

StructureTextbook example
Basicسَفَرْجَلٌ (quince)
Basicقُرْطَعْبٌ
Augmentedعُضْرُفُوطٌ (lizard)
Augmentedخَنْدَرِيسٌ (aged wine)

These are morphological specimens; a rare word can still demonstrate the structure of radicals and augmentation.