Arabic: An Essential Grammar

Passive

ّع َل ُف ِع َل

َ

ّع َل ُأ ْف ِع َل ُفو ِع َل ُف

َ

ُت ُف

ُأ ْف ُت ِع َل ُأ ْن ُف ِع َل ُت ُفو ِع َل

ُأ ْس ُت ْف ِع َل

Perfect

fu

ila

fu



ila

fu

̄

ila

uf



ila

tufu



ila

tufu

̄



ila

unfu



ila

uftu

ila

ustuf



ila

ع ُل ُي ْف َع ُل

َّ

ع ُل ُي ْف َع ُل ُي َفا َع ُل ُي َف

َّ

ُي ْف َت َع ُل ُي ْن َف َع ُل ُي َت َفا َع ُل ُي َت َف

ُي ْس َت ْف َع ُل

Imperf.

yuf



alu

yufa



alu

yufa

̄

alu

yuf



alu

yutafa



alu

yutafa

̄

alu

yunfa

alu

yufta

alu

yustaf

alu

ع ٌل َم ْف ُعو ٌل

َّ

ع ٌل ُم ْف َع ٌل ُم َفا َع ٌل ُم َف

َّ

ُم ْف َت َع ٌل ُم ْن َف َع ٌل ُم َت َفا َع ٌل ُم َت َف

ُم ْس َت ْف َع ٌل

Particip.

maf

u

̄

lun mufa



alun mufa

̄

alun muf



alun mutafa



alun mutafa

 ̄

alun munfa

alun mufta

alun

mustaf

alun

Verbal

ع ٌل ِإ ْف َعا ٌل ِف َعا ٌل َت ْف ِعي ٌل َف ْع ٌل

ُّ

َت َف

ِإ ْس ِت ْف َعا ٌل ِإ ْف ِع َلا ٌل ِإ ْف ِت َعا ٌل ِإ ْن ِف َعا ٌل َت َفا ُع ٌل

noun

fa

lun

taf



• ılun

fi



a ̄

lun

if



a ̄

lun

tafa



ulun

tafa

̄

ulun

in

fi

a

̄

lun

ifti

a

̄

lun

if



ila

̄lun

istif

a

̄lun

(mas

dar) ̇

ُم َفا َعَل ٌة َت ْف ِعَل ٌةtaf



ilatun

mufa

̄

alatun

Note:

There are dozens of verbal nouns (mas

dar) for form I. ̇

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