LessonsProperties of the Six Basic Triliteral Forms: Contest, Transitivity, and Semantic PatternsQuiz

The text also associates Samiʿa with happiness, colour or clarity, bodily defects, and physical appearance:

VerbMeaning
فَرِحَBecame happy
كَدِرَBecame turbid
عَوِرَWas one-eyed / defective in an eye
بَلِجَHad a broad/open brow

These meanings are not identical: some name feelings, others visible conditions or traits. The common point is that the textbook observes them frequently occurring in this class.

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Samiʿa: Joy, Colour, and Defect

Properties of the Six Basic Triliteral Forms: Contest, Transitivity, and Semantic Patterns

The text also associates Samiʿa with happiness, colour or clarity, bodily defects, and physical appearance:

VerbMeaning
فَرِحَBecame happy
كَدِرَBecame turbid
عَوِرَWas one-eyed / defective in an eye
بَلِجَHad a broad/open brow

These meanings are not identical: some name feelings, others visible conditions or traits. The common point is that the textbook observes them frequently occurring in this class.