Taḥwīl concerns conversion into a different category or state. The book provides:
نَصَّرَ زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا
Translation: Zayd made ʿAmr a Christian.
خَيَّمْتُهُ
Translation: I gave it the form of a tent.
The first changes a religious affiliation in the sentence; the second changes shape or representation. The core is conversion, not merely doing an action repeatedly.
LessonsThirteen Semantic Properties of Form II (Tafʿīl): From Causation and Multiplicity to Independent MeaningsQuiz
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Property 10: Taḥwīl (Conversion)
Taḥwīl concerns conversion into a different category or state. The book provides:
نَصَّرَ زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا
Translation: Zayd made ʿAmr a Christian.
خَيَّمْتُهُ
Translation: I gave it the form of a tent.
The first changes a religious affiliation in the sentence; the second changes shape or representation. The core is conversion, not merely doing an action repeatedly.