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

Both Samiʿa and Karuma may be frequently intransitive, but they differ in vowel pattern and characteristic meanings:

FeatureSamiʿaKaruma
Patternفَعِلَ يَفْعَلُفَعُلَ يَفْعُلُ
Common meaningsFeelings, conditions, defectsEnduring or inherent attributes
Exampleفَرِحَحَسُنَ
MeaningRejoicedWas beautiful

Shared semantic territory is not enough to move a verb between conjugational classes. Check its attested perfect and imperfect.

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Samiʿa versus Karuma

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

Both Samiʿa and Karuma may be frequently intransitive, but they differ in vowel pattern and characteristic meanings:

FeatureSamiʿaKaruma
Patternفَعِلَ يَفْعَلُفَعُلَ يَفْعُلُ
Common meaningsFeelings, conditions, defectsEnduring or inherent attributes
Exampleفَرِحَحَسُنَ
MeaningRejoicedWas beautiful

Shared semantic territory is not enough to move a verb between conjugational classes. Check its attested perfect and imperfect.