LessonsSix Derived Noun Types: Active/Passive Participles, Comparison, Instrument, Place/Time, and Ṣifah MushabbahahQuiz

The main passive-participle form for a basic triliteral is مَفْعُولٌ, with regular inflected variants where semantics and agreement allow them.

FormExampleSense
Masculine singularمَكْتُوبٌA written item
Masculine dualمَكْتُوبَانِTwo written items
Masculine sound pluralمَكْتُوبُونَWritten/registered male persons
Feminine singularمَكْتُوبَةٌOne feminine written item
Feminine sound pluralمَكْتُوبَاتٌWritten items (feminine form)

Choosing a plural also depends on whether the noun refers to people or nonhuman things and on established Arabic usage.

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Passive-Participle Patterns and Number

Six Derived Noun Types: Active/Passive Participles, Comparison, Instrument, Place/Time, and Ṣifah Mushabbahah

The main passive-participle form for a basic triliteral is مَفْعُولٌ, with regular inflected variants where semantics and agreement allow them.

FormExampleSense
Masculine singularمَكْتُوبٌA written item
Masculine dualمَكْتُوبَانِTwo written items
Masculine sound pluralمَكْتُوبُونَWritten/registered male persons
Feminine singularمَكْتُوبَةٌOne feminine written item
Feminine sound pluralمَكْتُوبَاتٌWritten items (feminine form)

Choosing a plural also depends on whether the noun refers to people or nonhuman things and on established Arabic usage.