WEAK & UNSTABLE VERBS

Question 1

Assimilated form 1 verbs in the perfect tense behave in what way?

Answer 1

Regularly - the initial ‘wow’ is the first sound.

Question 2

To promise

Answer 2

وعد

Question 3

To stand up

Answer 3

وقف

Question 4

To become dry

Answer 4

يبس

Question 5

To become certain

Answer 5

يقن

Question 6

To describe

Answer 6

وصف

Question 7

To put, place

Answer 7

وضع

Question 8

To jump

Answer 8

وثب

Question 9

To inherit

Answer 9

ورث

Question 10

To weigh

Answer 10

وزن

Question 11

To shout, cry out

Answer 11

صاح

Question 12

To return

Answer 12

عاد

Question 13

To fast

Answer 13

صام

Question 14

To stand up

Answer 14

قام

Question 15

To go around, turn

Answer 15

دار

Question 16

To melt

Answer 16

ذاب

Question 17

To wander

Answer 17

طاف

Question 18

To sell

Answer 18

باع

Question 19

To fly

Answer 19

طار

Question 20

To lean

Answer 20

مال

Question 21

To increase

Answer 21

زاد

Question 22

To become

Answer 22

صار

Question 23

Form 1 hollow verbs behave in what way?

Answer 23

If there is a vowel over the third radical, a long alif replaces the hollow R2 (قال)

If there is a sukkun over the second radical, a short ‘u’ vowel is placed over R1 (قلْت)

Question 24

How do defective verbs with ‘wow’ as R3 behave?

Answer 24

Regularly, apart from ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘they’

شكوت، شكا، شكت، شكونا، شكوتم، شكوتن، شكوا، شكون

Question 25

To complain

Answer 25

شكا

Question 26

To request

Answer 26

رجا

Question 27

To summon

Answer 27

دعا

Question 28

To seem, appear

Answer 28

بدا

Question 29

How do defective verbs with ‘ya’ as R3 and short ‘a’ on R2 behave?

Answer 29

Regular, except: R3 of ‘he/it’ verb changes from ‘ya’ to alif maqsura. ie مشى = he walked

Question 30

To throw

Answer 30

رمى

Question 31

To cry

Answer 31

بكى

Question 32

How do defective verbs with short ‘i’ on R2 behave?

Answer 32

The ‘he/it’ verb will maintain its final ‘ya’: نسِي

The ‘they (m)’ verb will change its ‘i’ to a ‘u’ over R2; نسُوا

Question 33

To forget

Answer 33

نسي

Question 34

To meet

Answer 34

لقي

Question 35

To be pleased with

Answer 35

رضي