Consolidated map of the book's six basic classes:
ClassNotable characteristic
NaṣaraPrevailing in certain contest constructions
ḌarabaPrevailing with other designated root types
SamiʿaMany intransitives and condition verbs
FataḥaTendency toward a throat consonant as 2nd/3rd radical
KarumaOften intransitive; natural or personal qualities
ḤasibaSmaller set of specifically attested verbs
First read the vowels, then the root type, and finally the meaning in context.
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Properties of the Six Basic Triliteral Forms: Contest, Transitivity, and Semantic Patterns
Consolidated map of the book's six basic classes:
ClassNotable characteristic
NaṣaraPrevailing in certain contest constructions
ḌarabaPrevailing with other designated root types
SamiʿaMany intransitives and condition verbs
FataḥaTendency toward a throat consonant as 2nd/3rd radical
KarumaOften intransitive; natural or personal qualities
ḤasibaSmaller set of specifically attested verbs
First read the vowels, then the root type, and finally the meaning in context.