A maṣdar expresses an action without tense. Basic triliteral sources are attested; derived patterns are generally regular. A governing maṣdar can be annexed to agent or object and does not take fronted dependents. For an absolute-object maṣdar, the finite verb governs the object. Next: ism al-fāʿil.
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The Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and Iḍāfah
A maṣdar expresses an action without tense. Basic triliteral sources are attested; derived patterns are generally regular. A governing maṣdar can be annexed to agent or object and does not take fronted dependents. For an absolute-object maṣdar, the finite verb governs the object. Next: ism al-fāʿil.