Four Kinds of Semantic Equivalence

Seven Semantic Properties of Form III (Mufāʿalah): Participation, Equivalence, Causing a State, and Independent Uses

Four of the seven properties concern semantic equivalence:

ComparisonForm III exampleRelated form
Basic triliteralسَافَرَسَفَرَ
Form IVبَاعَدَأَبْعَدَ
Form VIشَاتَمَتَشَاتَمَ
Form IIضَاعَفَضَعَّفَ

A verb's pattern identifies its morphological form. Its semantic equivalence is established by comparing its actual use with another verb.