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

Abbreviation or condensed expression allows one verb to stand for uttering an established phrase. The book cites:
اِسْتَرْجَعَ
Translation: He recited “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we return.”
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Translation: Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we return.
In this particular established usage, a single Form X verb denotes uttering an entire formula. Rendering it only “he returned” would overlook the intended technical example.

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Function 7: Condensed Expression

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

Abbreviation or condensed expression allows one verb to stand for uttering an established phrase. The book cites:
اِسْتَرْجَعَ
Translation: He recited “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we return.”
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Translation: Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we return.
In this particular established usage, a single Form X verb denotes uttering an entire formula. Rendering it only “he returned” would overlook the intended technical example.