LessonsThe Khabar of Defective VerbsQuiz

Some defective verbs add a time setting while keeping the same ism-and-khabar case relationship.

VerbTime senseExampleأَصْبَحَbecame or was in the morningإِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًاأَضْحَىwas in the forenoonأَضْحَى النَّاسُ مُنْصَرِفِينَأَمْسَىwas or became in the eveningأَمْسَى الْهَوَاءُ بَارِدًا

In every row, the final description is the mansub khabar.

Meanings:
- إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا — If your water sinks away.
- أَضْحَى النَّاسُ مُنْصَرِفِينَ — The people had departed by late morning.
- أَمْسَى الْهَوَاءُ بَارِدًا — The air became cold in the evening.

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Morning, Forenoon and Evening

The Khabar of Defective Verbs

Some defective verbs add a time setting while keeping the same ism-and-khabar case relationship.

VerbTime senseExampleأَصْبَحَbecame or was in the morningإِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًاأَضْحَىwas in the forenoonأَضْحَى النَّاسُ مُنْصَرِفِينَأَمْسَىwas or became in the eveningأَمْسَى الْهَوَاءُ بَارِدًا

In every row, the final description is the mansub khabar.

Meanings:
- إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَاؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا — If your water sinks away.
- أَضْحَى النَّاسُ مُنْصَرِفِينَ — The people had departed by late morning.
- أَمْسَى الْهَوَاءُ بَارِدًا — The air became cold in the evening.