intensifying, causative, denominative; almost always transitive; second most frequent form after the base form

فَعَّلَ – يُفَعِّلُ (Form II )

to smash

←

to break (tr.)

كَسَّرَ II

←

كَسَرَ I

to make s.o./s.th. return, to send back

←

to return

رَجَّعَ II

←

رَجَعَ I

to oil, to lubricate

←

oil

زَيَّتَ II

←

زَيْتٌ

to industrialize

←

industry

صَنَّعَ II

←

صِنَاعَةٌ

effecting a person or thing; almost always transitive

فَاعَلَ – يُفَاعِلُ ( Form III)

to correspond with s.o.

←

to write

كَاتَبَ III

←

كَتَبَ I

to exchange s.th. with s.o.

←

to replace, to exchange

بَادَلَ بِ III

←

بَدَلَ I

to rise against s.o. or s.th. = to resist

←

to get up

قَاوَمَ III

←

قَامَ I

causative, mostly transitive

أَفْعَلَ – يُفْعِلُ (Form IV)

to bring out

←

to go out

أَخْرَجَ IV

←

خَرَجَ I

to take to, get to, bring to

←

to arrive

أَوْصَلَ IV

←

وَصَلَ I

intransitive to form II

تَفَعَّلَ – يَتَفَعَّلُ (Form V)

to change

←

to change s.th.

تَغَيَّرَ V

←

غَيَّرَ II

to develop

←

to develop s.th.

تَطَوَّرَ V

←

طَوَّرَ II

often reciprocal to form III, both transitive and intransitive, rare form

تَفَاعَلَ – يَتَفَاعَلُ (Form VI)

to exchange s.th. mutually or with each other

←

to exchange s.th. with s.o.

تَبَادَلَ VI

←

بَادَلَ III

to collide

←

to bump against

تَصَادَمَ VI

←

صَادَمَ III

intransitive, reflexive; used in colloquial Arabic for the passive voice; very rare

اِنْفَعَلَ – يَنْفَعِلُ (Form VII)

to break (intr.), to break into pieces

←

to break

اِنْكَسَرَ VII

←

كَسَرَ I

to withdraw, to drag oneself along

←

to draw, to drag

اِنْسَحَبَ VII

←

سَحَبَ I

different meanings; both transitive and intransitive

اِفْتَعَلَ – يَفْتَعِلُ (Form VIII)

to meet

←

to gather s.th.

اِجْتَمَعَ VIII

←

جَمَعَ I

to come to an end

←

to end s.th.

اِنْتَهَى VIII

←

أَنْهَى IV

only used with colors; describes situations and states; intransitive; very rare

اِفْعَلَّ – يَفْعَلُّ (Form IX)

The horizon took on a reddish color, turned red.

اِحْمَرَّ الْأُفُقُ.

←

أَحْمَرُ

The night was (deep-)black.

اِسْوَدَّ اللَّيْلُ.

←

أَسْوَدُ

often used to express »to apply, to ask for s.th.«; mostly transitive

اِسْتَفْعَلَ – يَسْتَفْعِلُ (Form X)

to ask for an explanation

←

to explain s.th.

اِسْتَفْسَرَ X

←

فَسَّرَ II

to seek or to obtain fruit, profit = to exploit; (also) to invest

←

to bear fruit

اِسْتَثْمَرَ X

←

ثَمَرَ I