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

Entries 15–21 include patterns found elsewhere with other functions, so the descriptive sense of each lexical item is important.

No.PatternExampleGlossVerb class
15فَاعِلٌكَابِرٌSenior, greatكرم
16فَيْعِلٌسَيِّدٌChief/masterنصر
17فَعَالٌجَبَانٌCowardlyكرم
18فَعْلَانُهَيْجَانٌAgitatedكرم
19فُعَالٌشُجَاعٌBraveكرم
20فَعَّالٌوَضَّاعٌWeak/lowly in contextكرم
21فُعَالٌكُبَارٌElder/greatكرم

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Stable-Adjective Chart: Entries 15–21

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

Entries 15–21 include patterns found elsewhere with other functions, so the descriptive sense of each lexical item is important.

No.PatternExampleGlossVerb class
15فَاعِلٌكَابِرٌSenior, greatكرم
16فَيْعِلٌسَيِّدٌChief/masterنصر
17فَعَالٌجَبَانٌCowardlyكرم
18فَعْلَانُهَيْجَانٌAgitatedكرم
19فُعَالٌشُجَاعٌBraveكرم
20فَعَّالٌوَضَّاعٌWeak/lowly in contextكرم
21فُعَالٌكُبَارٌElder/greatكرم

The source chart classifies attested shapes. A shared template does not erase differences in meaning between particular words.