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

The text also gives less common forms that can convey a passive/resultative meaning. These must be interpreted lexically; a form does not have exactly one possible semantic function.

PatternExampleSense
فَعُولٌرَسُولٌOne sent (messenger)
فَعِيلٌجَرِيحٌWounded person
فُعْلَةٌضُحْكَةٌObject of laughter
فَعْلٌقَبْضٌA thing seized, in a specific use
فِعْلٌذِبْحٌSomething slaughtered, in a specific use

The meaning must be established from attested usage, especially when a noun pattern admits more than one interpretation.

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Other Passive-Meaning Noun Patterns

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

The text also gives less common forms that can convey a passive/resultative meaning. These must be interpreted lexically; a form does not have exactly one possible semantic function.

PatternExampleSense
فَعُولٌرَسُولٌOne sent (messenger)
فَعِيلٌجَرِيحٌWounded person
فُعْلَةٌضُحْكَةٌObject of laughter
فَعْلٌقَبْضٌA thing seized, in a specific use
فِعْلٌذِبْحٌSomething slaughtered, in a specific use

The meaning must be established from attested usage, especially when a noun pattern admits more than one interpretation.