Istallama: Surface Letters versus Pattern

Six Semantic Functions of Form VIII (Iftiʿāl): Adoption, Exertion, Selection, Response, Equivalence, and Independent Usage

The visible sequence of sīn and tāʾ in اِسْتَلَمَ is not enough to classify it as Form X. The source includes it specifically under the independent usage of Form VIII.

QuestionAnswer
Root?s–l–m
Source classification?Form VIII
Linked noun?salamah, “stone”
Source gloss?Kissing/touching a stone

Identify the underlying radicals and pattern instead of relying on a surface string that happens to resemble the opening of another form.