Prepared by Syarifuddin

Classification of Arabic Verbs

The Verb - ُ‫ال ِف ْعل‬

ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ النَّا ِقص‬ ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ التَّام‬

The complete verb. It has ‫ فاعل‬and/or ‫مفعولُبه‬.
The incomplete (or deficient) verb. It cannot
have ‫ فاعل‬, instead it has its ‫ امس‬and ‫خرب‬. * In Arabic verbs, the doer of the action (i.e., ‫ )الفاعل‬is ALWAYS present.
(i.e., ُ‫)اكنُ و َأخواتُ اكن‬ * Intransitive verb has only ‫ فعل‬and ‫فاعل‬.
* Transitive verb has ‫ فعل‬+ ‫ فاعل‬+ ‫مفعولُبه‬.

ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الرَب ِعي‬ ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الثَل ِث‬

This verb is made up of FOUR original letters. This verb is made up of THREE original letters.

ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الرَب ِعيُُامل ِزيْد‬ ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الرَب ِعيُُاملج َّرد‬ ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الثَل ِثُامل ِزيْد‬ ُ‫ال ِف ْعلُ الثَل ِثُاملج َّرد‬
The four-letter verb that has extra letters added to The verb is made up of its four original letters only. The three-letter verb that has extra letters added
The verb is made up of its three original letters only.
its original letters. Its driven verbs create new sense to its original letters. Its driven verbs create new
i.e., ُ‫ُسُب‬ْ ‫ ح ُِسُب‬،ُ‫ُي ْسُمُع‬:ُُ‫ ِسُع‬،ُ‫ُي ْكُرُم‬:ُُ‫ كُرُم‬،ُ‫ُي ْفُتُح‬:ُُ‫ فُتُح‬،ُ‫ضُب‬
ِ ‫ُي‬:ُُ ِ ْ ‫ُي‬:ُُ‫ ضُب‬،ُ‫ُينُْص‬:ُ‫نُص‬
of meaning. ُ‫ُيف ْع ِلل‬:ُُ‫ف ْعلل‬ sense of meaning.

‫ُيُ ْفع ِل ُل‬:ُ‫ُ ِافْعل َُّل‬،ُ‫ُي ْفع ْن ِلل‬:ُُ‫ُ ِافْع ْنلل‬،ُ‫ُيتف ْعلل‬:ُُ‫تف ْعلل‬ ُ‫ ِافْتعل‬- VIII ُ‫ تف َّعل‬-V ‫ ف َّع ُل‬- II *The pattern of the 2nd radical: AkU yAkIn hAnyA UntUk dIA kInI

‫ ِافْع َُّل‬- IX ‫ تفاع ُل‬- VI ُ‫ فاعل‬- III

ُ‫ ِا ْس ت ْفعل‬- X ُ‫ ِانْفعل‬-VII ُ‫ َأفْعل‬- IV

ُ‫ – ال ِف ْعلُ امل ْعتل‬Weak Verb

One of its radicals is either ‫ و‬or ‫ي‬.
ُ‫الص ِح ْيح‬
َّ ُ‫ال ِف ْعل‬
None of its radicals is ‫ و‬or ‫ي‬.

ُ َّ ‫م ْعتل‬
ُ‫ُالَل ِم‬ ُِ‫م ْعتلُالع ْي‬ ُ‫م ْعتلُُالفا ِء‬
(ُ‫)النَّقص‬ (ُ‫)ا َأل ْجوف‬ (ُ‫)ا ِملثال‬ ُ‫املض َّعف‬ ُ‫املهْموز‬
1) It has ُ‫َهزة‬
ُ‫الس ِل‬
َّ - Sound
‫ُيدْ عُ ُْو‬:ُ‫دعا‬ ُ‫ُيق ْول‬:ُ‫قال‬ 1) It has no ُ‫َهزة‬
ْ in any of its radicals. ْ in any of its radicals.
ُ‫َُيِد‬:ُ‫وجد‬ 2) The 2nd and 3rd radicals are not
1) It has no ُ‫َهزة‬
ْ in any of its radicals.
ُْ ِ ‫ُي ْم‬:ُ‫مَش‬
‫ش‬ ُ‫َُي ِْيء‬:ُ‫جاء‬
2) The 2nd and 3rd radicals are identical
2) The 2nd and 3rd radicals are not
ُ‫ُينْس‬:ُ‫ن ِِس‬
ُ‫ُيضع‬:ُ‫وضع‬ identical
ُ‫ُينام‬:ُ‫َنم‬ ْ ‫ح َُّجُ=ُحجج‬
ُ‫ُيجج‬:ُ ُ‫ُي ْقرأ‬:ُ‫ُقر َأ‬،ُ‫ ي ْسأَل‬: ُ‫ُسأَل‬،‫ُيأَْك‬:ُ‫َأَك‬ identical

* If two of its radicals are weak, it is called ُ‫الل َُِّف ْيف‬. * There are three types:
ُ‫ ي ْ ِْنل‬: ُ‫نزل‬
‫ ي ْك ِوي‬: ‫ كوى‬،‫ ي ِق ْي‬: ُ‫وُق‬ ‫ُي ْعدُ ُد‬:ُ‫عدَُُّ=ُعدد‬ ُ‫ُاملهْموزُا َّلَل ِم‬،ُ‫ُاملهْموزُالع ْ ِي‬،‫املهْموزُالفا ِء‬