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How good can you expect to become in Arabic as a non-native speaker. Today we look at one of the biggest inspirations for all Arabic learners - Sh. Abu al Hasan an Nadwi (رحمه الله) …
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Verbs which have two weak (vowel) letters in its root form.Lafeef verbs consist of two types according to the position of the two weak letters in the root:Lafeef Mafrooq اللفيف المفروق: Here the root verb has the first and last (final) letters as weak (vowels); e.g. وعى = to understand and …
A Naqis (Defective) verb is that whose third (last) letter is weak ( ا - و - ي ) in its root form.i.e Naqis verbs have an Alif (ا ), a Yaa (ي ) or a Waw (و ) as its last letter.CommandPresentPastاِشْكِيَشْكُوشَكااِبْكِيَبْكِيبكى اِسْعَيَسْعىسَعىThe final Alif is often turned into a …
Ajwaf verbs are those whose second (middle) letter is sick (أ-ي-و) in its root form.Most Ajwaf verbs have an Alif (ا ) as its second or middle letter.The origin of the middle Alif is mostly a Waw (و ) or a Yaa (ي ), that is turned into an Alif.There are a few verbs in which the Waw …
A Mithal مِثال Verb is that whose first letter is sick in its root (base) form.The Mithal verb always starts with either a Waw or a Yaa; e.g. وَعَدَ = to promise, يَئِس= to give up (There are very few verbs starting with Yaa in Arabic and they are seldom …
