LessonsTen Semantic Functions of Form X (Istifʿāl): Seeking, Suitability, Finding, Judging, Transformation, Adoption, Abbreviation, Response, Equivalence and Independent UseQuiz

Adoption or designation (ittikhādh) means taking something as one's own or making it serve a stated role. The book gives:
اِسْتَوْطَنَ الْهِنْدَ
Translation: He made Hind his homeland.
The object الْهِنْدَ denotes the region adopted as a homeland.
Translation: Hind. The sentence does not simply say that he searched for a homeland; it describes designating the place as home. The historical place name is preserved from the textbook.

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Function 6: Making Something One’s Own

Ten Semantic Functions of Form X (Istifʿāl): Seeking, Suitability, Finding, Judging, Transformation, Adoption, Abbreviation, Response, Equivalence and Independent Use

Adoption or designation (ittikhādh) means taking something as one's own or making it serve a stated role. The book gives:
اِسْتَوْطَنَ الْهِنْدَ
Translation: He made Hind his homeland.
The object الْهِنْدَ denotes the region adopted as a homeland.
Translation: Hind. The sentence does not simply say that he searched for a homeland; it describes designating the place as home. The historical place name is preserved from the textbook.