A Set Of 9 Important Arabic Verb Charts 1/9

ُ‫ِاسْم‬

ُ‫ِاسْم‬

ُ‫الـمُضَارِع‬

ُ‫الـمُضَارِع‬

‫الـمَاضِي‬

Present/Future (Unknown)

Present/Fut ure (Known)

Past (Unknown)

ُ‫ُيكْتَب‬

ُ‫َيكْتُب‬

it is written

he Is writing

ْ‫ُافْعُل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ٌ‫فِعْل‬

ْ‫ِافْعِل‬

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫فَعْل‬

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ُ‫الـمَصْ َدر‬

ُ‫الَ ْمر‬

Verbal idea in form of a noun

Comma nd/Orde r

ٌ‫كَاتِب‬

ٌ‫كِتَاَبة‬

ْ‫اُكْتُب‬

writer

writing

write!

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫فِعْل‬

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ِ‫الـمَفْعُ ْول‬

ِ‫الفَاعِل‬

Person/thin g towards which action intended

Person who does act/ responsible for it

ٌ‫َمكُْت ْوب‬

ِ‫ِل ْلمَجْهُ ْول‬

ِ‫لِ ْلمَعْلُوْم‬

ِ‫ِل ْلمَجْهُ ْول‬

َ‫كُتِب‬

‫الـمَاضِي‬ ِ‫لِ ْلمَعْلُوْم‬

Past (Known)

َ‫كَتَب‬

ٌ‫َرقْم‬

Ref. Hans Wehr

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Description

It was written

he wrote

ُ‫يَفْعُل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعَل‬

I

To do (an action)

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعِل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعَل‬

I

To do (an action)

ْ‫ِافْعَل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعَل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعَل‬

I

To do (an action)

ٌ‫فُعْل‬

ْ‫ُافْعُل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعُل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعُل‬

I

To do (an action)

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫فِعْل‬

ْ‫ِافْعَل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعَل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعِل‬

I

To do (an action)

ٌ‫مَفْعُوْل‬

ٌ‫فَاعِل‬

ٌ‫فَعْل‬

ْ‫ِافْعِل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعِل‬

َ‫فُعِل‬

َ‫فَعِل‬

I

To do (an action)

ٌ‫مُفَعّل‬

ٌ‫مُفَعّل‬

ٌ‫تَفْعِلَة‬/ٌ‫تَفْعِيْل‬

ْ‫فَعّل‬

ُ‫يُفَعّل‬

ُ‫يُفَعّل‬

َ‫فُعّل‬

َ‫فَعّل‬

II

Strengthening/intensifying of meaning. Applying act to a more general object.

ٌ‫مُفَاعَل‬

ٌ‫مُفَاعِل‬

ٌ‫مُفَاعَلَة‬/ٌ‫فِعَال‬

ْ‫فَاعِل‬

ُ‫يُفَاعَل‬

ُ‫يُفَاعِل‬

َ‫فُ ْوعِل‬

َ‫فَاعَل‬

III

Relation of the action to another person. Attempting the act.

ٌ‫مُفْعَل‬

ٌ‫مُفْعِل‬

ٌ‫إِفْعَال‬

ْ‫أَفْعِل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَل‬

ُ‫يُفْعِل‬

َ‫أُفْعِل‬

َ‫أَفْعَل‬

IV

ٌ‫مُتَفَعّل‬

ٌ‫مُتَفَعّل‬

ٌ‫تَفَعّل‬

ْ‫تَفَعّل‬

ُ‫يُتَفَعّل‬

ُ‫يَتَفَعّل‬

َ‫تُفُعّل‬

َ‫تَفَعّل‬

V

To consider/represent oneself as having a quality expressed in the root meaning.

ٌ‫مُتَفَاعَل‬

ٌ‫مُتَفَاعِل‬

ٌ‫تَفَاعُل‬

ْ‫تَفَاعَل‬

ُ‫يُتَفَاعَل‬

ُ‫يَتَفَاعَل‬

َ‫تُفُ ْوعِل‬

َ‫تَفَاعَل‬

VI

Implying the mutual application of the action.

-

ٌ‫مُنْفَعِل‬

ٌ‫اِنْفِعَال‬

ْ‫اِنْفَعِل‬

-

ُ‫يَنْفَعِل‬

-

َ‫اِنْفَعَل‬

VII

ٌ‫مُفْتَعَل‬

ٌ‫مُفْتَعِل‬

ٌ‫ِافْتِعَال‬

ْ‫ِافْتَعِل‬

ُ‫يُفْتَعَل‬

ُ‫يَفْتَعِل‬

َ‫ُافْتُعِل‬

َ‫ِافْتَعَل‬

VIII

-

ّ‫مُفْعَل‬

ٌ‫ِافْعِلل‬

ّ‫ِافْعَل‬

-

ّ‫يَفْعَل‬

-

ّ‫ِافْعَل‬

IX

ٌ‫مُسْتَفْعَل‬

ٌ‫مُسْتَفْعِل‬

ٌ‫اِسْتِفْعَال‬

ْ‫اِسْتَفْعِل‬

ُ‫يُسْتَفْعَل‬

ُ‫يَسْتَفْعِل‬

َ‫اُسْتُفْعِل‬

َ‫اِسْتَفْعَل‬

X

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ّ‫ِافْعَال‬

XI

written

Possession/acquisition of colours/defects. Asking for the act/quality of the root. Esteeming/thinking someone/thing to have quality of root. Possession/acquisition of colours/defects. More intensive.

ُ‫ِاسْم‬

ُ‫ِاسْم‬

ُ‫الـمُضَارِع‬

ُ‫الـمُضَارِع‬

‫الـمَاضِي‬

Present/Future (Unknown)

Present/Fut ure (Known)

Past (Unknown)

ُ‫ُيكْتَب‬

ُ‫َيكْتُب‬

it is written

he Is writing

-

ُ‫يُفْعَ ْوعَل‬

ٌ‫فِعْلل‬/ٌ‫فَعْلَلَة‬

ْ‫فَعْلِل‬

ٌ‫مُتَفَعْلِل‬

ٌ‫تَفَعْلُل‬

-

ٌ‫مُفْعَنْلِل‬

-

ّ‫مُفْعَلِل‬

ُ‫الـمَصْ َدر‬

ُ‫الَ ْمر‬

Verbal idea in form of a noun

Comma nd/Orde r

ٌ‫كَاتِب‬

ٌ‫كِتَاَبة‬

ْ‫اُكْتُب‬

writer

writing

write!

-

-

-

ٌ‫مُفَعْلَل‬

ٌ‫مُفَعْلِل‬

ٌ‫مُتَفَعْلَل‬

ِ‫الـمَفْعُ ْول‬

ِ‫الفَاعِل‬

Person/thin g towards which action intended

Person who does act/ responsible for it

ٌ‫َمكُْت ْوب‬

written

ِ‫ِل ْلمَجْهُ ْول‬

ِ‫لِ ْلمَعْلُوْم‬

ِ‫ِل ْلمَجْهُ ْول‬

َ‫كُتِب‬

‫الـمَاضِي‬ ِ‫لِ ْلمَعْلُوْم‬

Past (Known)

َ‫كَتَب‬

It was written

he wrote

ُ‫يَفْعَ ْوعِل‬

َ‫ُافْعُ ْوعِل‬

َ‫ِافْعَ ْوعَل‬

ُ‫يُفَعْلَل‬

ُ‫يُفَعْلِل‬

َ‫فُعْلِل‬

َ‫فَعْلَل‬

ْ‫تَفَعْلَل‬

ُ‫يُتَفَعْلَل‬

ُ‫يَتَفَعْلَل‬

َ‫تُفُعْلِل‬

َ‫تَفَعْلَل‬

ٌ‫ِافْعِنْلل‬

ْ‫ِافْعَنْلِل‬

ُ‫يُفْعَنْلَل‬

ُ‫يَفْعَنْلِل‬

َ‫ُافْعُنْلِل‬-

َ‫ِافْعَنْلَل‬

ٌ‫ِافْعِلّل‬

ّ‫ِافْعَلِل‬

ّ‫يُفْعَلَل‬

ّ‫يَفْعَلِل‬

ّ‫ُافْعُلِل‬

ّ‫ِافْعَلَل‬

ٌ‫َرقْم‬

Ref. Hans Wehr

www.fatwa-online.com www.efatwa.com First prepared in February 1995

Description

XII

Specialised meaning. Very rare in use.

XIV

Specialised meaning. Very rare in use.