LessonsThe Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral PatternsQuiz

Prohibition uses the second-person imperfect in the jussive after lā al-nāhiyah:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
تُبَعْثِرُ ← لَا تُبَعْثِرْdo not scatter.
تَبْرَنْشِقُ ← لَا تَبْرَنْشِقْdo not become cheerful.
تَتَسَرْبَلُ ← لَا تَتَسَرْبَلْdo not put on a garment.

Each example keeps its morphological pattern. The final imperfect ḍammah becomes sukūn under jussive government. Adding lā directly to the perfect is not how the prohibitive form is built.

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Prohibition is based on the imperfect

The Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral Patterns

Prohibition uses the second-person imperfect in the jussive after lā al-nāhiyah:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
تُبَعْثِرُ ← لَا تُبَعْثِرْdo not scatter.
تَبْرَنْشِقُ ← لَا تَبْرَنْشِقْdo not become cheerful.
تَتَسَرْبَلُ ← لَا تَتَسَرْبَلْdo not put on a garment.

Each example keeps its morphological pattern. The final imperfect ḍammah becomes sukūn under jussive government. Adding lā directly to the perfect is not how the prohibitive form is built.