LessonsThe Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral PatternsQuiz

The unaugmented quadriliteral follows فَعْلَلَ in the perfect and يُفَعْلِلُ in the imperfect. A common verbal noun is فَعْلَلَة.
بَعْثَرَ — يُبَعْثِرُ — بَعْثَرَةً
Translation: He scattered or turned over; he scatters or turns over; scattering or turning over.
The f–ʿ–l–l placeholders denote four positions. Bāʾ, ʿayn, thāʾ and rāʾ fill those positions as four original radicals; the two lām slots are distinct radical positions, not necessarily a repeated consonant.

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The Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral Patterns

The unaugmented quadriliteral follows فَعْلَلَ in the perfect and يُفَعْلِلُ in the imperfect. A common verbal noun is فَعْلَلَة.
بَعْثَرَ — يُبَعْثِرُ — بَعْثَرَةً
Translation: He scattered or turned over; he scatters or turns over; scattering or turning over.
The f–ʿ–l–l placeholders denote four positions. Bāʾ, ʿayn, thāʾ and rāʾ fill those positions as four original radicals; the two lām slots are distinct radical positions, not necessarily a repeated consonant.