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

Muṭāwaʿah of Form IV describes a subject undergoing or responding to a prior action. The source example is:
أَقَمْتُهُ فَاسْتَقَامَ
Translation: I set it straight, and consequently it became straight.
أَقَمْتُهُ
Translation: I straightened it (Form IV).
فَاسْتَقَامَ
Translation: So it became straight (Form X).
The connecting fa- marks the relationship between the initiating act and the result. Here Form X is not seeking but receiving the effect of a Form IV action.

Opening interactive controls...

Function 8: Response to Form IV

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

Muṭāwaʿah of Form IV describes a subject undergoing or responding to a prior action. The source example is:
أَقَمْتُهُ فَاسْتَقَامَ
Translation: I set it straight, and consequently it became straight.
أَقَمْتُهُ
Translation: I straightened it (Form IV).
فَاسْتَقَامَ
Translation: So it became straight (Form X).
The connecting fa- marks the relationship between the initiating act and the result. Here Form X is not seeking but receiving the effect of a Form IV action.