Arabic Morphology in the Quran: Tasrif al-Izzi Explained

Ustadh Farid Dingle

Many people fret over the seemingly insurmountable task of understanding Quranic Arabic at a deep level. It seems to most Muslims something that is just not within their grasp. Despite this, Arabic is actually much easier and more systematic than we think. Learning the various Arabic word patterns (sarf).
In this course, you will cover about 90% of all the word patterns you will ever come across, practical morphological pattern changes that happen in basically every page of the Quran.

At-A-Glance

• Learn the most commonly met with verb and noun patterns in Arabic, and learn what they mean
• See tens of examples of Arabic verb and noun patterns in the Quran
• Learn how to identify root letters in weak verbs
• Develop an appreciation for the subtlety and power of Quran through analysing its word patterns in context
• This course is for students with a grounding in Arabic

Syllabus

• Lesson 1: Introduction
• Lesson 2: Tri- and Quadrilateral Roots; The Ten Forms and the additional seven forms
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 3: The active participle; the meanings of the pattern فعيل; how to make a verb transitive
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 4: The omission and assimilation of the ta in تفعل and تفاعل; the significance in meaning
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 5:  Adding a Nun for emphasis
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 6: Doubled root letters
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 7: Verbs with weak first root letter
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 8: Verbs with weak middle root letter
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 9: Verbs with weak final root letter; Verbs with two weak root letters
  Quranic Examples
• Lesson 10: Hamza as a root letter; Nouns indicating places and times;
  Quranic Examples