The textbook describes the maṣdar as the verbal noun from which verbal and nominal derivatives are obtained. It indicates the infinitival sense with Persian endings such as -dan/-tan and Urdu -nā.
الْأَكْلُ — الْغَسْلُ
Translation: eating; washing.
A maṣdar names an action or condition without marking person and tense. Contrast الْأَكْلُ (eating) with أَكَلَ (he ate).
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What a Maṣdar Expresses
Noun Patterns: Jāmid, Maṣdar, Mushtaq and 50 Basic-Triliteral Maṣdar Entries
The textbook describes the maṣdar as the verbal noun from which verbal and nominal derivatives are obtained. It indicates the infinitival sense with Persian endings such as -dan/-tan and Urdu -nā.
الْأَكْلُ — الْغَسْلُ
Translation: eating; washing.
A maṣdar names an action or condition without marking person and tense. Contrast الْأَكْلُ (eating) with أَكَلَ (he ate).