Trilateral Bare Irregular - Bab 1: Hasiba Yahsibu

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Lesson

1. Introduction to Irregular Verb Doors (شاذ ابواب)

◦ Irregular Verb Doors (شاذ ابواب): Verbs that are less common in the language are classified by the lesson as irregular or rare (شاذ). ◦ There are exactly three irregular/rare doors of trilateral bare verbs (ثلاثی مجرد شاذ). ◦ We begin by studying the first irregular door: Bab Hasiba Yahsibu.

2. Vowel Signature of Bab Hasiba Yahsibu (حَسِبَ يَحْسِبُ)

◦ Vowel Signature: This door has a Kasrah (زیر) on the middle root letter in both the past and present tenses (حَسِبَ and يَحْسِبُ). This is the "i-i" pattern. ◦ Verbal Noun (مصدر): الحِسْبُ or الحِسْبَانُ (Meaning: to deem / to reckon).

3. Complete Sarf Sagheer of Bab Hasiba

حَسِبَ يَحْسِبُ حِسْبًا وَحِسْبَانًا فَهُوَ حَاسِبٌ وَحُسِبَ يُحْسَبُ حِسْبًا فَهُوَ مَحْسُوْبٌ الأَمْرُ مِنْهُ اِحْسِبْ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنْهُ لَا تَحْسِبْ الظَّرْفُ مِنْهُ مَحْسِبٌ وَالآلَةُ مِنْهُ مِحْسِبٌ وَمِحْسِبَةٌ وَمِحْسَابٌ وَالْجَمْعُ مَحَاسِبُ وَمَحَاسِيْبُ أَفْعَلُ التَّفْضِيْلِ مِنْهُ أَحْسَبُ وَالْمُؤَنَّثُ حُسْبَىٰ وَتَثْنِيَتُهُمَا أَحْسَبَانِ وَحُسْبَيَانِ وَالْجَمْعُ أَحْسَبُوْنَ وَأَحَاسِبُ وَحُسَبٌ وَحُسْبَيَاتٌ ◦ The displayed form is the active present as يَحْسِبُ.

4. Analysis of Bab Hasiba Noun Forms

◦ Let us study the derived noun slots of Bab Hasiba from the Sagheer table: ◦ Active Participle: حَاسِبٌ (The one who reckons / واحد مذکر اسمِ فاعل) ◦ Passive Participle: مَحْسُوْبٌ (The reckoned thing / واحد مذکر اسمِ مفعول) ◦ Dharf: مَحْسِبٌ (weight of Maf'il because present Ayn has Kasrah) ◦ Instruments: مِحْسِبٌ (Minor), مِحْسِبَةٌ (Medium), مِحْسَابٌ (Major).

Practice questions

Question 1: Choose the correct answer

What is the exact middle root letter vowel configuration for Bab Hasiba in past and present?

  • Kasrah in both past and present
  • Fathah in both past and present
  • Fathah in past, Kasrah in present
  • Dhummah in past, Kasrah in present

Question 2: Match the correct pairs

Match each slot of the Sarf Sagheer of Bab Hasiba to its correct morphological category.

Question 3: Choose the correct answer

What is the default Persian meaning of the verbal noun "الحسب والحسبان" given in the book?

  • پنداشتن (to deem/reckon)
  • یاری کردن
  • زدن
  • شنیدن

Question 4: Choose the correct answer

Select the correct Active Participle (Ism Fa'il) form of Bab Hasiba.

  • حَاسِبٌ
  • مَحْسُوْبٌ
  • أَحْسَبُ

Question 5: Sort into the correct groups

Sort these nouns of Bab Hasiba into Participles (Fa'il/Maf'ool) and Instruments/Dharf.

Question 6: Choose the correct answer

What is the place/time noun (Ism Dharf) singular form for Bab Hasiba in the Sagheer table?

  • مَحْسِبٌ
  • مَحْسَبٌ
  • مَحَاسِبُ
  • مِحْسِبٌ

Question 7: Choose the correct answer

How many irregular/rare verbal doors (شاذ ابواب) of trilateral bare verbs are established by the book?

  • 3
  • 6
  • 14
  • 4

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