Structures of Perfective Verbs with Quadriliteral Roots
(Active
Voice)
No
additional letters
Form QI
fa"lal(a)
فَعْلَلَ
1
additional letter
Form QII
tafa"lal(a)
تَفَعْلَلَ
2
additional letters
Form QIII
'if"anlal(a)
اِفْعَنْلَلَ
Form QIV
'if"alall(a)
اِفْعَلَلَّ
The
meanings and examples of Form QI exist on
this page.
Form QII
Form
QII of Arabic Verbs
(Active
Voice)
Reflexive
(He) did himself
tafa"lal(a)
tr./intr.
تَفَعْلَلَ
Reflexive
Causative
(He) made himself do
This form is the
reflexive of the basic quadriliteral form QI. As usual, the
-t-
affix has two meanings, a simple reflexive and a reflexive causative.
Examples:
Form
QII
Form
QI
tadahraj(a)
تَدَحْرَجَ
dahraj(a)
دَحْرَجَ
(He) rolled (intr.)
(He) rolled (tr.)
taba"thar(a)
تَبَعْثَرَ
ba"thar(a)
بَعْثَرَ
(He) scattered (intr.)
(He) scattered (tr.)
tatam'an(a)
تَطَمْأَنَ
tam'an(a)
طَمْأَنَ
(He) became reassured
(He) reassured
ta'amrak(a)
تَأَمْرَكَ
'amrak(a)
أَمْرَكَ
(he) became American
→ Americanized (intr.)
(he) made American
→ Americanized (tr.)
tahashraj(a)
تَحَشْرَجَ
hashraj(a)
حَشْرَجَ
(He) choked (intr.)
(He) choked (intr.)
tabar"am(a)
تَبَرْعَمَ
bar"am(a)
بَرْعَمَ
(he) budded (intr.)
(he) budded (intr.)
Like form QI, this
form also has eight "annexed" forms. Those are the same form but with a
certain letter made fixed each time. The forms here are the same of form
QI's but with a
-t-
prefix, except for one that is new.
Example
Form
tajalbab(a)
تَجَلْبَبَ
tafa"lal(a)
تَفَعْلَلَ
(he)
wore a djellaba
tajawrab(a)
تَجَوْرَبَ
tafaw"al(a)
تَفَوْعَلَ
(he)
wore socks
tarahwak(a)
تَرَهْوَكَ
tafa"wal(a)
تَفَعْوَلَ
(he)
tottered
tashaytan(a)
تَشَيْطَنَ
tafay"al(a)
تَفَيْعَلَ
(he)
behaved mischievously
tasanbal(a)
تَسَنْبَلَ
tafan"al(a)
تَفَنْعَلَ
(he, a
plant) eared
taqalnas(a)
تَقَلْنَسَ
tafa"nal(a)
تَفَعْنَلَ
(he)
wore a cap
tamaskan(a)
تَمَسْكَنَ
tamaf"al(a)
تَمَفَعْلَ
(he)
acted pitiful
tasalqaa
تَسَلْقَىْ
tafa"laa
تَفَعْلَىْ
Form QIII
Form
QIII of Arabic Verbs
(Active
Voice)
Reflexive
(He) did himself
'if"anlal(a)
intr.
اِفْعَنْلَلَ
This form has the
-n-
affix which denotes a reflexive action. This is an extremely rare
form.
Example:
Form
QIII
Form
QI
'ihranjam(a)
اِحَرَنْجَمَ
harjam(a)
حَرْجَمَ
(he) congregated (intr.)
(he) congregated (camels) (tr.)
'ifranqa"(a)
اِفْرَنْقَعَ
farqa"(a)
فَرْقَعَ
(he) popped, cracked
(intr.)
(he) popped, cracked
Form QIV
Form
QIV of Arabic Verbs
(Active
Voice)
Stative
(He) was/became
something
'if"alall(a)
intr.
اِفْعَلَلَّ
This
form resembles form IX of triliteral-rooted forms, but here it will not be
limited to denoting colors or bodily defects.
