ABSTRACT
The perfect tense of Form III is made up of the root, comprising three consonants: c1, c2, and c3. Interleaved between the consonants are vowels v1, a long /a:/, and v2, /a/. Unless the verb is in the passive voice (see Passive voice), the first and second vowels, v1 and v2, are always respectively /a:/ and /a/. The sequence is as follows:
faacal = (f + a + a + c + a + 1)
Form III examples:|
ناوَلتُ البِنت المُسَدّس |
I handed the girl the pistol |
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حاوَلنا أنْ نَفهم |
We tried to understand |
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قاوَمَ الرَغبة |
He resisted the desire |
