Arabic Morphology (Shorof and Wazan) Quiz: 12 Verified Questions | Arabi

Question 1

In the science of sarf, the standard pattern (wazn) used to weigh an Arabic word is built from three root letters. Which three?

Accepted Answer

Fa, ayn, lam (ف ع ل)

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Fa, lam, mim (ف ل م)

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Kaf, ta, ba (ك ت ب)

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Alif, lam, mim (ا ل م)

Question 2

The word كَتَبَ (he wrote) follows which pattern (wazn)?

Accepted Answer

فَعَلَ

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فَعَّلَ

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أَفْعَلَ

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فَاعَلَ

Question 3

What does the term 'tasrif' mean in the science of sarf?

Accepted Answer

Transforming one base word into various derived forms

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Reciting the Quran with tajwid

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Building a complete sentence

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Memorizing new vocabulary

Question 4

The word عَلَّمَ (he taught) comes from the root عَلِمَ. Which pattern (wazn) does عَلَّمَ follow?

Accepted Answer

فَعَّلَ

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فَعَلَ

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أَفْعَلَ

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اِفْتَعَلَ

Question 5

The active participle (ism fail) of the bare triliteral verb نَصَرَ is?

Accepted Answer

نَاصِر

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مَنْصُور

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نَصِير

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مَنْصَر

Question 6

The passive participle (ism maful) of the bare triliteral verb كَتَبَ follows which pattern (wazn)?

Accepted Answer

مَفْعُول

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فَاعِل

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مِفْعَال

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فَعِيل

Question 7

The pattern أَفْعَلَ (like أَكْرَمَ) most commonly carries which meaning?

Accepted Answer

Causation, turning an intransitive verb into a transitive one

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Indicating the place where an action occurs

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Expressing mutual action between two parties

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Expressing an action done for oneself

Question 8

The word تَكَاتَبَ (to correspond with one another) follows which pattern (wazn)?

Accepted Answer

تَفَاعَلَ

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تَفَعَّلَ

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اِفْتَعَلَ

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اِنْفَعَلَ

Question 9

The word اِجْتَمَعَ (to gather together) comes from the root جَمَعَ. What is its pattern, and how are the root letters mapped?

Accepted Answer

اِفْتَعَلَ, with jim as fa, mim as ayn, ayn as lam

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اِنْفَعَلَ, with jim as fa, mim as ayn, ayn as lam

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تَفَعَّلَ, with jim as fa, mim as ayn, ayn as lam

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اِفْعَلَّ, with jim as fa, mim as ayn, ayn as lam

Question 10

The word اِنْكَسَرَ (to become broken) follows اِنْفَعَلَ. What is the main functional meaning of this pattern?

Accepted Answer

Reflexive result, showing the effect of the action فَعَلَ

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Causation, turning an intransitive verb transitive

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Mutuality, action shared between two parties

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Request, asking for the action to be done

Question 11

The word اِسْتَغْفَرَ (to seek forgiveness) comes from the root غَفَرَ. What is its pattern and most fitting functional meaning?

Accepted Answer

اِسْتَفْعَلَ, request, asking that an action be done

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اِفْتَعَلَ, reflexive result

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تَفَاعَلَ, mutuality

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فَعَّلَ, intensification

Question 12

A word follows the pattern فَعَّلَ. How many added letters (ziyada) does it have over the root letters, and what is the addition?

Accepted Answer

One added letter, the doubling of the middle radical (shadda)

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Two added letters, a hamza and a ta

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One added letter, a hamza at the start

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No added letters, all are root letters

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