Libās al-maʾkhadh indicates clothing or covering something with material linked to the root.
جَلَّلْتُ الْفَرَسَ
Translation: I put a covering on the horse.
The underlying notion of a jull is a horse-covering. The horse is the object, and putting the cover on it is the action.
This is not a statement that the animal itself has been converted into another substance; it concerns covering it.
LessonsThirteen Semantic Properties of Form II (Tafʿīl): From Causation and Multiplicity to Independent MeaningsQuiz
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Property 8: Clothing or Covering with a Material
Libās al-maʾkhadh indicates clothing or covering something with material linked to the root.
جَلَّلْتُ الْفَرَسَ
Translation: I put a covering on the horse.
The underlying notion of a jull is a horse-covering. The horse is the object, and putting the cover on it is the action.
This is not a statement that the animal itself has been converted into another substance; it concerns covering it.