Vocabulary: Verbs, roots, and active participles (Lesson 12)
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| اَلْفِعْلُ | al-fiʿlu | the verb | Grammar |
| اَلْجَذْرُ | al-jadhr | the root | Grammar |
| فَعَلَ | faʿala | he did (pattern) | Pattern |
| فَاعِلٌ | fāʿilun | doer (active participle) | Grammar |
| كَتَبَ | kataba | he wrote | Verb |
| قَرَأَ | qaraʾa | he read | Verb |
| عَلِمَ | ʿalima | he knew | Verb |
| دَرَسَ | darasa | he studied | Verb |
| كَاتِبٌ | kātibun | writer | فَاعِل |
| قَارِئٌ | qāriʾun | reader | فَاعِل |
| عَالِمٌ | ʿālimun | scholar | فَاعِل |
| دَارِسٌ | dārisun | student (one who studies) | فَاعِل |
| كِتَابٌ | kitābun | book | Noun |
| عِلْمٌ | ʿilmun | knowledge | Noun |
| اِسْمٌ | ismun | noun | Grammar |
From one root (e.g. ك ت ب) we get the verb (كَتَبَ), the doer (كَاتِبٌ), and related nouns (كِتَابٌ).