LessonsThe Prohibitive: Active and Passive Paradigms with Emphatic NūnQuiz

Not every jussive verb ends in a newly added sukūn. With a weak-final verb (nāqiṣ), jussive formation can remove the final weak letter. Identify the correct imperfect stem and weak root before applying the prohibition rule.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
يَدْعُو → لَا يَدْعُlet him not call.
يَرْمِي → لَا يَرْمِlet him not throw.
يَسْعَى → لَا يَسْعَlet him not strive.

Deletion of a weak final letter is a different jussive marker from deletion of an inflectional nūn. These examples extend the basic source rule to weak-final verbs.

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Jussive patterns in weak-final verbs

The Prohibitive: Active and Passive Paradigms with Emphatic Nūn

Not every jussive verb ends in a newly added sukūn. With a weak-final verb (nāqiṣ), jussive formation can remove the final weak letter. Identify the correct imperfect stem and weak root before applying the prohibition rule.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
يَدْعُو → لَا يَدْعُlet him not call.
يَرْمِي → لَا يَرْمِlet him not throw.
يَسْعَى → لَا يَسْعَlet him not strive.

Deletion of a weak final letter is a different jussive marker from deletion of an inflectional nūn. These examples extend the basic source rule to weak-final verbs.