LessonsPassive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and DerivationQuiz

In مَضْرُوبٌ, the root is ḍ-r-b, not m-ḍ-r. The mīm and wāw belong to the مَفْعُولٌ pattern, while the root fills the f-ʿ-l positions.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَنْصُورٌroot n-ṣ-r.
مَسْمُوعٌroot s-m-ʿ; the second mīm is an actual radical.
مَكْتُوبٌroot k-t-b.

A visible mīm is not automatically extraneous: compare the word with its underlying root and pattern.

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Radicals and added pattern letters

Passive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and Derivation

In مَضْرُوبٌ, the root is ḍ-r-b, not m-ḍ-r. The mīm and wāw belong to the مَفْعُولٌ pattern, while the root fills the f-ʿ-l positions.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَنْصُورٌroot n-ṣ-r.
مَسْمُوعٌroot s-m-ʿ; the second mīm is an actual radical.
مَكْتُوبٌroot k-t-b.

A visible mīm is not automatically extraneous: compare the word with its underlying root and pattern.