Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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sets of forms for the jussive and two alternative sets of forms for

the imperative:

(c) َسـ َأ َل sa



ala is conjugated regularly in the passive like other verbs

with hamzah as the middle radical, e.g.

30.6 Verbs with hamzah as the final radical

(a) Hamzah as the final radical, َأْل ِف ْع ُل  ْلـ َم ْه ُمو ُز  ْلآ ِخـ ِر: These types


of verb are also conjugated like regular strong verbs, e.g.

(b) In the verb َد ِفى َء dafi



a ‘to be warm’, the infix ت /-t-/ of verb

form VIII (


ifta


ala ِإ ْف َت َع َل) is assimilated to the initial radical

د /d/, which is doubled, i.e. د َف َأَّ إ^



iddafa


a ‘to warm oneself’

instead of ِإ ْد َت َف َأ



idtafa


a.

Note: The derived verb forms (II–X) of all verbs with hamzah mentioned

above are conjugated in the active and passive more or less on the same

principles as the derived verb forms (II–X) of strong verbs.

Perfect Imperfect jussive Imperative

َسـ َأ َل َيـ ْسـ َأ ْل ORَيـ َسـ ْل ِإ ْسـ َأ ْل ORَسـ ْل


sa


ala yas


al yasal


is


al sal

Active Passive

Perfect Perfect Imperfect

َسـ َأ َل sa



ala ُسـ ِئـ َل su


ila ُيـ ْسـ َأ ُل yus


alu

Perfect Imperfect Imperative

َق َر َأ qara



a, to read َي ْق َر ُأ yaqra


u ِإ ْق َر ْأ


iqra


!

َب ُط َؤ bat
̇

u


a, to be slow َي ْب ُط ُؤ yabt
̇

u


u ُأ ْب ُط ْؤ


ubt
̇

u


!

َخ ِط َئ h
̆

at
̇

i


a, to be mistaken َي ْخ َط ُأ yah
̆

t
̇

a


u ِإ ْخ َط ْأ


ih
̆

t
̇

a


!

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Verbs with


hamzah
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