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Anatomy of The Past Tense Verb






               Almost all Arabic verbs can be traced back to a three letter verb. The

                   remaining few exceptions are traced to a four letter verb.

               To understand their structure, the three letter verbs are defined on

                   the pattern of لعف as follows.







                                       ل                 ع                 ف                                 لعف لعف







                                       ٌ ج                 ٌ ر               ٌ خ                     (He left)   ٌج     رخ
                                                                              َ
                                                           َ
                                        َ
                                                                                                                    ٌ جرَخ َ
                                                                                                                     َ
                                                                                                                     َ
                                                                                                                        َ
                                                                                                                        َ
                   َ  ِ           rd                                     َ  ِ             st
                ٌ  ةملَكٌل (3 radical)                                 ٌ  ةملَكٌف (1 radical)





                                                   َ  ِ            nd
                                                 ٌ  ةملَكٌع (2 radical)






     ARIC Arabic Class Notes – Part 4 (ver. 5)                                                                                            19
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