Arabic: An Essential Grammar

Table A1.3

The patterns of the derived forms of verbs with a weak initial radical

و

:

َو َص َل

was

ala, ̇

‘to arrive

’

Active

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

ص َل َو َص َل

َّ

ص َل َأ ْو َص َل َوا َص َل َو

َّ

َت َو

ت َص َل ِإ ْن َو َص َل َت َوا َص َل

َّ

ِإ

ِإ ْس َت ْو َص َل

Perfect

was

ala ̇

was

s ̇ ̇

ala

wa

̄

sala ̇

aws

̇

ala

tawas

̇

sala ̇

tawa

̄s ̇

ala

inwas

̇

ala

ittas

̇

ala

istaws

ala ̇

ّص ُل َي ِص ُل

َ

ص ُل ُيو ِص ُل ُي َوا ِص ُل ُي َو

َّ

ت ِص ُل َي ْن َو ِص ُل َي َت َوا َص ُل َي َت َو

َّ

َي

َيس َت ْو ِص ُل

Imperf.

yas

̇

ilu

yuwas

̇

silu ̇

yuwa

̄s ̇

ilu

yu

̄

silu ̇

yatawas

s ̇ ̇

alu

yatawa

̄s ̇

alu

yanwas

ilu ̇

yattas

ilu ̇

yastaws

ilu ̇

ِص ْل

ّص ْل

َ

ص ْل َأ ْو ِص ْل َوا ِص ْل َو

َّ

َت َو

ت ِص ْل ِإ ْن َو ِص ْل َت َوا َص ْل

َّ

ِإ

ِإ ْس َت ْو ِص ْل

Imperat.

s ̇

il

was

s ̇ ̇

il

wa

̄

sil ̇

aws

̇

il

tawas

̇

sal ̇

tawa

̄s ̇

al

inwas

̇

il

ittas

̇

il

istaws

il ̇

ّص ٌل َوا ِص ٌل

َ

ّص ٌل ُمو ِص ٌل ُم َوا ِص ٌل ُم َو

َ

ت ِص ٌل ُم ْن َو ِص ٌل ُم َت َوا ِص ٌل ُم َت َو

َّ

ُم

ُم ْس َت ْو ِص ٌل

Particip.

wa

̄

silun ̇

muwas

̇

silun ̇

muwa

̄s ̇

ilun

mu

̄

silun ̇

mutawas

s ̇ ̇

ilun mutawa

̄

silun munwas ̇

ilun muttas ̇

ilun ̇

mustaws

̇

ilun

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