Trilateral Bare Regular - Bab 2: Dharaba Yadribu

1. Bab 2: Dharaba Yadribu

The second regular door is ضَرَبَ يَضْرِبُ.
Its basic signature is simple: the past is on فَعَلَ and the Mudhaari' is on يَفْعِلُ.
The verbal noun shown in this lesson is الضَّرْبُ or الضَّرْبَةُ, with meanings such as hitting or presenting an example.

2. First Block: Active and Passive

Read the first part of the Sarf-e-Sagheer as two connected blocks.
1. Active: ضَرَبَ يَضْرِبُ ضَرْبًا فَهُوَ ضَارِبٌ.
2. Passive: ضُرِبَ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْبًا فَهُوَ مَضْرُوْبٌ.
This immediately gives you past, Mudhaari', verbal noun, Ism Fa'il, passive past, passive Mudhaari', and Ism Maf'ool.

3. Command and Prohibition

The next two slots are short and easy to recognize.

FormCategory
اِضْرِبْImperative
لَا تَضْرِبْProhibitive

The command and prohibition keep the same root and belong to the same Bab.

4. Dharf and Instrument Forms

The Sarf-e-Sagheer then moves to place/time and instrument nouns.

FormCategory
مَضْرِبٌIsm Dharf
مِضْرَبٌIsm Aalah — Sughraa
مِضْرَبَةٌIsm Aalah — Wustaa
مِضْرَابٌIsm Aalah — Kubraa

The plurals shown in the source are مَضَارِبُ and مَضَارِيْبُ.

5. Ism Tafdheel Forms

The final block of the Sarf-e-Sagheer contains the comparative forms.

FeminineMasculineNumber / type
ضُرْبَىٰأَضْرَبُSingular
ضُرْبَيَانِأَضْرَبَانِDual
ضُرْبَيَاتٌ / ضُرَبٌأَضْرَبُوْنَ / أَضَارِبُPlural forms

This completes the main Sarf-e-Sagheer sequence for Bab Dharaba.

6. Bab 1 and Bab 2: What Actually Changes?

Both doors use the same Sarf-e-Sagheer structure; the main difference is the form of the Mudhaari' and the forms that depend on it.

Bab DharabaBab NasaraSlot
يَضْرِبُيَنْصُرُMudhaari'
اِضْرِبْاُنْصُرْImperative
مَضْرِبٌمَنْصَرٌIsm Dharf

So the learner should compare the forms, not memorize each Bab as an unrelated list.

7. A Simple Map of the Level

Remember this sequence:
1. Bab 2 is ضَرَبَ يَضْرِبُ.
2. Active forms are followed by passive forms.
3. Then come imperative and prohibitive.
4. Next come Dharf and instrument forms.
5. Comparative masculine and feminine forms complete the map.

Complete Sarf Sagheer of Bab Dharaba (ضَرَبَ)
ضَرَبَ يَضْرِبُ ضَرْبًا فَهُوَ ضَارِبٌ وَضُرِبَ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْبًا فَهُوَ مَضْرُوْبٌ الأَمْرُ مِنْهُ اِضْرِبْ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنْهُ لَا تَضْرِبْ الظَّرْفُ مِنْهُ مَضْرِبٌ وَالآلَةُ مِنْهُ مِضْرَبٌ وَمِضْرَبَةٌ وَمِضْرَابٌ وَالْجَمْعُ مَضَارِبُ وَمَضَارِيْبُ أَفْعَلُ التَّفْضِيْلِ مِنْهُ أَضْرَبُ وَالْمُؤَنَّثُ مِنْهُ ضُرْبَىٰ وَتَثْنِيَتُهُمَا أَضْرَبَانِ وَضُرْبَيَانِ وَالْجَمْعُ مِنْهُمَا أَضْرَبُوْنَ وَأَضَارِبُ وَضُرَبٌ وَضُرْبَيَاتٌ