The four-lettered verbs in Arabic, distinct from the more common tri-literal form فَعَلَ, are uniquely constructed from a root of فَعْلَلَ. These verbs consist of four letters and follow specific patterns:
Form XII: فَعْلَلَ Form XIII: تَفَعْلَلَ Form XIV: إِفْعَلَلَّ Form XV: اِفْعَنْلَلَ.
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind – (114:5)
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake (99:1)
وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ
but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. (2:96)
فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. (9:14)
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in (81:7)
قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي
He said, “Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied.” (2:260)
وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ
while his heart is secure in faith (16:106)
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
[To the righteous it will be said], “O reassured soul, (89:27)
تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ
The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord (39:23)
This lesson on Arabic nuances concludes here. Insha’Allah, our subsequent session will delve into the declension of a noun.
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