The book says Karuma is predominantly intransitive and frequently denotes inherent, natural or character traits.
حَسُنَ
Translation: Became good or beautiful.
صَغُرَ
Translation: Was small / became small.
كَبُرَ
Translation: Was great or grew large.
These often describe the subject's own condition rather than an action inflicted upon an object. The class has the shape فَعُلَ يَفْعُلُ, with ḍamma on the middle radical in both forms.
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Karuma: Natural and Character Traits
Properties of the Six Basic Triliteral Forms: Contest, Transitivity, and Semantic Patterns
The book says Karuma is predominantly intransitive and frequently denotes inherent, natural or character traits.
حَسُنَ
Translation: Became good or beautiful.
صَغُرَ
Translation: Was small / became small.
كَبُرَ
Translation: Was great or grew large.
These often describe the subject's own condition rather than an action inflicted upon an object. The class has the shape فَعُلَ يَفْعُلُ, with ḍamma on the middle radical in both forms.