LessonsThe Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral PatternsQuiz

Word / formMeaning / explanation
بَعْثَرَhe scattered; active perfect.
يُبَعْثِرُhe scatters; active imperfect.
بَعْثَرَةًscattering; verbal noun.
مُبَعْثِرٌsomeone who scatters; active participle.
بَعْثِرْscatter!; imperative.
لَا تُبَعْثِرْdo not scatter!; prohibition.

The imperfect uses initial yāʾ, while the second-person imperative does not. Prohibitive lā makes the imperfect jussive, leaving the final rāʾ vowelless.

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Active short paradigm of baʿthara

The Four Unaugmented and Augmented Quadriliteral Patterns

Word / formMeaning / explanation
بَعْثَرَhe scattered; active perfect.
يُبَعْثِرُhe scatters; active imperfect.
بَعْثَرَةًscattering; verbal noun.
مُبَعْثِرٌsomeone who scatters; active participle.
بَعْثِرْscatter!; imperative.
لَا تُبَعْثِرْdo not scatter!; prohibition.

The imperfect uses initial yāʾ, while the second-person imperative does not. Prohibitive lā makes the imperfect jussive, leaving the final rāʾ vowelless.