LessonsThe Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral PatternsQuiz

Word / formMeaning / explanation
تَسَرْبَلَhe put on a garment; perfect.
يَتَسَرْبَلُhe puts on a garment; imperfect.
تَسَرْبُلًاputting on a garment; verbal noun.
مُتَسَرْبِلٌsomeone wearing a garment; active participle.
تَسَرْبَلْput on a garment!; imperative.
لَا تَتَسَرْبَلْdo not put on a garment!; prohibition.

The two tāʾs at the beginning of the prohibitive verb have different jobs: one marks the second-person imperfect and the other belongs to the augmented pattern.

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Short paradigm of tasarbala

The Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral Patterns

Word / formMeaning / explanation
تَسَرْبَلَhe put on a garment; perfect.
يَتَسَرْبَلُhe puts on a garment; imperfect.
تَسَرْبُلًاputting on a garment; verbal noun.
مُتَسَرْبِلٌsomeone wearing a garment; active participle.
تَسَرْبَلْput on a garment!; imperative.
لَا تَتَسَرْبَلْdo not put on a garment!; prohibition.

The two tāʾs at the beginning of the prohibitive verb have different jobs: one marks the second-person imperfect and the other belongs to the augmented pattern.