LessonsRules of Hamzated Forms: Lightening, Substitution, Elision and Short ParadigmsQuiz

The subclassification of a hamzated root depends on the position of hamzah among the radicals, not on whether it is written on an alif, wāw, yāʾ, or the line.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
First-radical: أَكَلَroot أ ك ل.
Middle-radical: سَأَلَroot س أ ل.
Final-radical: قَرَأَroot ق ر أ.

Orthographic seats can vary in verbal nouns, participles, or passives while the underlying classification remains unchanged.

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Three Positions of Radical Hamzah

Rules of Hamzated Forms: Lightening, Substitution, Elision and Short Paradigms

The subclassification of a hamzated root depends on the position of hamzah among the radicals, not on whether it is written on an alif, wāw, yāʾ, or the line.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
First-radical: أَكَلَroot أ ك ل.
Middle-radical: سَأَلَroot س أ ل.
Final-radical: قَرَأَroot ق ر أ.

Orthographic seats can vary in verbal nouns, participles, or passives while the underlying classification remains unchanged.