LessonsPassive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and DerivationQuiz

Word / formMeaning / explanation
سَمِعَhe heard
مَسْمُوعٌheard.
عَلِمَhe knew
مَعْلُومٌknown.
مَسْمُوعُونَheard masculine plural entities, where that description fits the context.
مَعْلُومَاتٌknown feminine plural things; the word also conventionally denotes information.

The first two are masculine singular participles. The -ūna and -āt endings produce the regular masculine and feminine plural, though lexical usage may become more specialised.

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Passive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and Derivation

Word / formMeaning / explanation
سَمِعَhe heard
مَسْمُوعٌheard.
عَلِمَhe knew
مَعْلُومٌknown.
مَسْمُوعُونَheard masculine plural entities, where that description fits the context.
مَعْلُومَاتٌknown feminine plural things; the word also conventionally denotes information.

The first two are masculine singular participles. The -ūna and -āt endings produce the regular masculine and feminine plural, though lexical usage may become more specialised.