The textbook combines taʿdiyah (causation/transitivization) and taṣyīr (bringing into a state) in its first property. Both were also studied under Form IV.
نَزَلَ وَنَزَّلْتُهُ
Translation: He descended; I caused him to descend.
فَرِحَ زَيْدٌ وَفَرَّحْتُهُ
Translation: Zayd rejoiced; I made him happy.
In the simple forms the subject undergoes the event; in the Form II expressions another agent causes the event or state.
LessonsThirteen Semantic Properties of Form II (Tafʿīl): From Causation and Multiplicity to Independent MeaningsQuiz
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Property 1: Taʿdiyah and Taṣyīr
The textbook combines taʿdiyah (causation/transitivization) and taṣyīr (bringing into a state) in its first property. Both were also studied under Form IV.
نَزَلَ وَنَزَّلْتُهُ
Translation: He descended; I caused him to descend.
فَرِحَ زَيْدٌ وَفَرَّحْتُهُ
Translation: Zayd rejoiced; I made him happy.
In the simple forms the subject undergoes the event; in the Form II expressions another agent causes the event or state.