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Doubly Weak Verbs (اللَّفِيف)

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 وقى to protect. They follow the rules of Mithal (initial weak radical) and those of Naqis (final weak radical).

past tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	–
Third Person	وَفَوْاthey kept	وَفَياthey kept	وَفىhe kept	M
Third Person	وَفَيْنَthey kept	وَفَتاthey kept	وَفَتْshe kept	F
Second Person	وَفَيْتُمْyou kept	وَفَيْتُماyou kept	وَفَيْتَyou kept	M
Second Person	وَفَيْتُنَّyou kept	وَفَيْتُماyou kept	وَفَيْتِyou kept	F
First Person	وَفَيْناwe kept		وَفَيْتُI kept	M & F

present tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	–
Third Person	يَفونَthey keep	يَفيانِthey keep	يَفيhe keeps	M
Third Person	يَفينَthey keep	تَفيانِthey keep	تَفيshe keeps	F
Second Person	تَفونَyou keep	تَفيانِyou keep	تَفيyou keep	M
Second Person	تَفينَyou keep	تَفيانِyou keep	تَفينَyou keep	F
First Person	نَفيwe keep		أَفيI keep	M & F

imperative(command) tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	..
Third Person	..	..	..	M
Third Person	..	..	..	F
Second Person	فواkeep	فِياkeep	فِkeep	M
Second Person	فينَkeep	فِياkeep	فيkeep	F
First Person	..	..	..	M & F

Lafeef Maqroon اللفيف المقرون: Here the root verb has the second (middle) and third (final) letters as weak (vowels); e.g. روى to narrate / to irrigate and طوى = to fold. They follow the same rules as Naaqis (Defective).

past tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	–
Third Person	رَوَواthey narrated	رَوَيَاthey narrated	رَوَىhe narrated	M
Third Person	رَوَيْنَthey narrated	رَوَتَاthey narrated	رَوَتshe narrated	F
Second Person	رَوَيْتُمyou narrated	رَوَيْتُمَاyou narrated	رَوَيتَyou narrated	M
Second Person	رَوَيْتُنَّyou narrated	رَوَيْتُمَاyou narrated	رَوَيتِyou narrated	F
First Person	رَوَيْنَاwe narrated		رَوَيتُI narrated	M & F

present tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	–
Third Person	يَروُونthey narrate	يَرْوِيَانthey narrate	يَروِيhe narrates	M
Third Person	يَروِيْنَthey narrate	تَرْوِيَانthey narrate	تَروِيshe narrates	F
Second Person	تَروُونyou narrate	تَروِيَانyou narrate	تَرْوِيyou narrate	M
Second Person	تَرْوِينَّyou narrate	تَرْوِيَانyou narrate	تَرْوِينyou narrate	F
First Person	نَرْوِيwe narrate		أَرْوِيI narrate	M & F

imperative(command) tense
	Plural	Dual	Singular	..
Third Person	..	..	..	M
Third Person	..	..	..	F
Second Person	اِرْوُواnarrate	اِرْوِيَاnarrate	اِرْوِnarrate	M
Second Person	اِرْويْنَnarrate	اِرْوِيَاnarrate	اِروِيnarrate	F
First Person	..	..	..	M & F

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