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    The document summarizes 10 common verb forms in Arabic and their patterns and meanings. Form I is the basic verb pattern and serves as the root. The other forms build on Form I by adding prefixes, suffixes, gemination or lengthening vowels to indicate intensification, causation, reflexive or passive voice among other meanings. Examples are provided to illustrate each form's typical semantic function.

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    The document summarizes 10 common verb forms in Arabic and their patterns and meanings. Form I is the basic verb pattern and serves as the root. The other forms build on Form I by adding prefixes, suffixes, gemination or lengthening vowels to indicate intensification, causation, reflexive or passive voice among other meanings. Examples are provided to illustrate each form's typical semantic function.

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    The document summarizes 10 common verb forms in Arabic and their patterns and meanings. Form I is the basic verb pattern and serves as the root. The other forms build on Form I by adding prefixes, suffixes, gemination or lengthening vowels to indicate intensification, causation, reflexive or passive voice among other meanings. Examples are provided to illustrate each form's typical semantic function.

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    A rabic V erb Forms and T heir Patterns

    Form V erb Pattern Pattern Summa ry


    FaMaLa
    I FaMiLa Memorize
    FaMuLa

    II FaMMaLa Double middle radical

    III FaaMaLa Long vowel after the first radical

    IV ’aFMaLa Prefix ’a- in perfect tense

    V taFaMMaLa Prefix ta- and double middle radical

    VI taFaaMaL Prefix ta- and long vowel after first


    radical

    VII ’inFaMaLa Prefix -n-

    VIII ’iFtaMaLa Infix -t- after first radical

    IX ’iFMaLL Doubled last radical

    X ’istaFMaLa Prefix -st-

    Most words in Arabic are often derived from a three letter root consonant. Here we
    examine all the possible forms a verb can take in the Arabic language. The chart above
    lists the 10 most common forms you will encounter. It is important to note that not all
    verbs will have all the 10 forms listed above.

    The “F” indicated the first radical of the root verb. The “M” indicates the middle radical
    of the root and the “L” indicated the last radical of the tri-literal root verb.

    Each form represents a different meaning of a verb. The chart listed below gives some
    trends in the meanings of each form of a verb. Examples have been provided for
    illustration purposes.
    A rabic V erb Forms and T heir M eanings

    Form E xample M eaning of V erb


    I ‫( ﻗﺘﻞ‬qatala): to kill Memorize
    ‫( ﻛﺘﺐ‬kataba): to write
    ‫( ﺳﻠﻢ‬salima): to be safe

    II ‫( ﻗﺖّﻝ‬qattala): to massacre intensive, causative, declarative,


    ‫( ﻛﺖّﺏ‬kattaba): to cause to write or denominative of Form I
    ‫( ﺱﻝّﻡ‬sallama): to make safe

    III ‫( ﻗﺎﺗﻞ‬qātala): to try to kill indirect object of Form I is the


    ‫( ﻛﺎﺗﺐ‬kātaba): to correspond with direct object of Form III;
    ‫( ﺳﺎﻟﻢ‬sālama): to make peace with conative and always transitive

    IV ‫( ﺍﻛﺘﺐ‬aktaba): to dictate Causative


    ‫( ﺍﺧﻠﻒ‬axlafa): to leave / compensate
    ‫( ﺍﺳﻠﻢ‬aslama): to submit

    V ‫( ﺗﻔﺮّﻕ‬tafarraqa): to scatter reflexive or passive of Form II


    ‫( ﺗﺨﻞّﻑ‬taxallafa): to hold back from
    ‫( ﺗﺴﻞّﻡ‬tasallama): to receive the surrender

    VI ‫( ﺗﻘﺎﺗﻞ‬taqaatala): to fight with one another reciprocal or one of pretence


    ‫( ﺗﻚﺍﺗﺐ‬takaataba): to write to each other
    ‫( ﺗﺴﺎﻟﻢ‬tasaalama): to make peace together
    ‫( ﺗﻨﺎﻋﺲ‬tanaa‘asa): to pretend to sleep

    VII ‫( ﺍﻧﻜﺘﺐ‬inkataba): to subscribe reflexive or passive


    ‫( ﺍﻧﻜﺴﺮ‬inkasara): to be broken

    VIII ‫( ﺍﻗﺘﺘﻞ‬iqtatala): to fight with one another reflexive or sometimes passive


    ‫( ﺍﻛﺘﺘﺐ‬iktataba): to write to each other
    ‫( ﺍﺳﺘﻠﻢ‬istalama): to kiss the Black Stone

    IX ّ‫( ﺍﺣﻤﺮ‬iHmarra): to turn red, to blush denote color or bodily defect


    ّ‫( ﺍﺻﻔﺮ‬iSfarra): to turn yellow, to pale
    ّ‫( ﺍﺑﻴﺾ‬ibyaDDa): to turn white
    ّ‫( ﺍﺯﺭﻕ‬izraqqa): to turn blue

    X ‫( ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺘﻞ‬istaqtala): to risk one’s life ask or think that the sense of


    ‫( ﺍﺳﺘﻜﺘﺐ‬istaktaba): to ask someone to write Form I should be done
    ‫( ﺍﺳﺘﺴﻠﻢ‬istaslama): to submit, to keep to
    the middle of the road

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