A Mahmouz verb has a Hamza in its root (base).
The Hamza can come:
1) At the beginning of the base verb; e.g. أكلَ (ate ).
2) In the middle of the base verb; e.g. سألَ (asked).
3) At the end of the base verb; e.g. قرأ (read).
Conjugation:
| Command | Present | Past |
| اِقْرَأْ | يَقْرَأُ | قَرَأَ |
| كُلْ | يَأْكُلُ | أَكَلَ |
| سَلْ | يَسْأَلُ | سَأَلَ |
- In some verbs starting with Hamza, when used with “أ” in the first person present tense, the Hamza changes to the long Alif with Maddah at the beginning; e.g. أكل >>> آكُلُ = I eat, and أخَذَ آخُذُ = I take.)
أ + أكل = آكُلُ (I eat)
- The Hamza is dropped in the imperative form of some verbs مُر/خُذ /سَلْ/ كُلْ as in the words of the Prophet peace be upon him:
:قول الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم
مُروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهو أبناء سبع
“Order your children to pray and when they are 7 years old”
However, it is permissible in the verb أمَرَ: مُر to keep the hamza when it comes in the middle of the word/there is a letter before the Hamza:
(وأمر أهلك بالصلاة)
(132 طه)
(And order your family to pray) [132 Taha]
| past tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | – | |
| Third Person | أَكَلُوا(they ate) | أَكَلَا(they ate) | أكَلَ(He ate) | M |
| أَكَلْنَ(they ate) | أَكَلَتَا(They ate) | أكَلَتْ(she ate) | F | |
| Second Person | أَكَلْتُم(You ate) | أَكَلْتُمَا(Youate) | أكَلتَ(You ate) | M |
| أَكَلْتُنَّ(You ate) | أَكَلْتُمَا(You ate) | أَكَلْتِ(You ate) | F | |
| First Person | أَكَلْنَا(we ate) | أَكَلْتُ(I ate) | M & F | |
| present tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | – | |
| Third Person | يَأكُلُون(They eat) | يَأكُلَان(they eat) | يَأكُل(He eats) | M |
| يَأكُلْنَ(they eat) | تَأكُلَان(They eat) | تَأكُلُ(she eats) | F | |
| Second Person | تَأكُلُون(You eat) | تَأكُلَان(You eat) | تَأكُلُ(You eat) | M |
| تَأكلْنَّ(You eat) | تَأكُلَان(You eat) | تَأكُلِينَ(You eat) | F | |
| First Person | نَأكُلُ(we eat) | آكُلُ(I eat) | M & F | |
| imperative(command) tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | .. | |
| Third Person | .. | .. | .. | M |
| .. | .. | .. | F | |
| Second Person | كُلُوا( eat) | كُلَا( eat) | كُلْ( eat) | M |
| كُلْنَّ&(eat) | كُلَا(eat) | كُلِي(eat) | F | |
| First Person | .. | .. | .. | M & F |
