The Adjective Noun (Sifah Mushabbahah) – Beginners Grammar 13.4

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 13.4

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Section 13.4 – Derivative 4 Adjective Noun اَلصِّفَةِ  اِسْمُ is-mus-sif-fa-ti

 

This is a Noun that is used to describe a quality. This includes colors اَلْوَانٌal-waa-nun and defects that have separate scales عُيَوْبٌ ‘uyoo-bun. Some of the scales that are used commonly are described below.

 

Meaning	Example	Scale
Blissful, delighted	سَعِيْدٌ   Say-‘eed-un	فَعِيْلٌ   Fa-‘ee-lun
abundant	كَثِيْرٌ   Ka-thee-run
Despotic, tyrant	ظَلُوْمٌ     Za-loo-mun	فَعُوْلٌ   Fa-’oo-lun
Uneducated, ignorant	جَهُوْلٌ   Ja-hoo-lun
Trustworthy, reliable	صَدُوْقٌ     Sa-doo-qun
Cheerful, happy	فَرحَانُ   Far-haa-nu	فَعْلَانُ   Fu’-laa-nu
Angry, annoyed	غُضْبَانُ     Ghuz-baa-nu
Exhausted, fatigued	تَعبَانُ     Ta’-baa-nu

 

 

Derivate 4 for Colors and Defects

عُيَوْبٌ اَلْوَانٌ وَ al-waa-nun wa 'uyoo-bun

 

Colors and defects use scales of أَفعَلُ for single male, فُعْلَاءُ for single female and فُعُلٌ for plural for both.

 

عُيَوْبٌاَلْوَانٌ وَ  al-waa-nun wa 'uyoo-bun Colors and Defects Examples
Both Plural Scale فُعُلٌ   Fa-u’-lun	Single Feminine Scale فُعْلَاءُ   Fu’-laa-u	Single masculine Scale أَفعَلُ   Af-‘a-lu
حُمْرٌ   Ham-run	حَمْرَاءُ   Ham-raa-u	أَحْمَرُ   Ah-ma-ru Red
سُوْدٌ   Soo-dun	سَوْدَاءُ   Saw-daa-un	أَسْوَدُ   As-wa-dun Black
بِيْضٌ   Bee-dun	بَيْضَاءُ   Bai-daa-u	أبْيَضُ   Ab-ya-du White
صُمٌّ   Sum-mun	صَمَّاءُ   Sam-maa-u	أَصَمُّ   Asa-mun Deaf
عُمْيٌ   ‘Um-yun	عَميَاءُ   ‘um-yaa-u	أَعْمٰى   Aa’maa Blind
بُكْمٌ   Buk-mun	بُكْمَاءُ   Buk-maa-u	أَبْكَمُ   Ab-ka-mu Dumb, mute

 

 

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