LessonsThe Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral PatternsQuiz

Word / formMeaning / explanation
بَعْثَرَperfect verb: he scattered.
بَعْثَرَةverbal noun: scattering.
اِقْشَعَرَّperfect: hair stood on end.
اِقْشِعْرَارverbal noun: the state of hair standing on end.
تَسَرْبَلَperfect: he put on a garment.
تَسَرْبُلverbal noun: putting on a garment.

A verbal noun preserves the basic action or state without identifying a subject and tense as a finite perfect or imperfect does.

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Verb forms versus verbal nouns

The Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral Patterns

Word / formMeaning / explanation
بَعْثَرَperfect verb: he scattered.
بَعْثَرَةverbal noun: scattering.
اِقْشَعَرَّperfect: hair stood on end.
اِقْشِعْرَارverbal noun: the state of hair standing on end.
تَسَرْبَلَperfect: he put on a garment.
تَسَرْبُلverbal noun: putting on a garment.

A verbal noun preserves the basic action or state without identifying a subject and tense as a finite perfect or imperfect does.