In a short conjugational paradigm, the textbook combines perfect, imperfect, maṣdar, active/passive participles, passive forms, imperatives and prohibitions; some patterns also display schematic place/time, instrument and comparative nouns.
For نَصَرَ — يَنْصُرُ — نَاصِرٌ — مَنْصُورٌ, the common senses are straightforward. But not every hypothetical instrument or setting noun formed by a template is necessarily a widely attested word.
A formation rule describes how a pattern can be built; attested usage establishes whether a particular lexical item is actually employed.
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Paradigm templates versus attested words
Verb Classes and the Six Unaugmented Triliteral Patterns
In a short conjugational paradigm, the textbook combines perfect, imperfect, maṣdar, active/passive participles, passive forms, imperatives and prohibitions; some patterns also display schematic place/time, instrument and comparative nouns.
For نَصَرَ — يَنْصُرُ — نَاصِرٌ — مَنْصُورٌ, the common senses are straightforward. But not every hypothetical instrument or setting noun formed by a template is necessarily a widely attested word.
A formation rule describes how a pattern can be built; attested usage establishes whether a particular lexical item is actually employed.