Arabic-English dictionary / William Thomson Wortabet, with the collaboration of John Wortabet and Harvey Porter.

  • Wortabet, William Thomson.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Arabic-English dictionary / William Thomson Wortabet, with the collaboration of John Wortabet and Harvey Porter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. NOUN OF ACTION. The noun of action expresses the action or the state indicated by the verb, as (appearance). It is constructed from triliteral verbs in various forms whicli have no rule ; but from all others it has a regular measure which will be given in a following table. There is one form of it, called (^.J\ which is con¬ structed from the Present-Future by substituting for the prefixed letter a in triliteral, and in others, and a fetlia on the penulti- , rr*'' It has also sometimes the form of mate as and ii, the first indicating number, as (I struck him onc.e)\ the second indicating kind, as Vilct an Emir). 2. NOUN OF AGENT. ) The Noun of Agent is derived from verbs and expresses that to which the action or state belongs. From triliterals it is con¬ structed .after the measure of as ^j\j> (he who strikes, or striker). From the others it is formed by substituting for the pre¬ fixed letter of the Present-Future a and placing a Jcesra on the penultimate, as ^ There are other forms which show a sense allied to that oj the Noun of Agent. The principal forms of this kind are the following: J^\ for colours and deformities, as ^f-1 hrown. l/me. for comparison as, jAil better. more learnea. indicate intensity, as liwr, very learned, ^ righteous, Jij^^babbler. merciful, belong to the same class.