Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And if you open what was broken *** it becomes a passive noun like the awaited."
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh :"And if you open what was broken *** it becomes a passive noun like the awaited"
... For words with more than three letters, the difference between the active noun and the passive noun is that you open the letter before the last one to make it a passive noun; if you break it, it becomes an active noun. For example: *muntadhir* (awaiting), *muntadhir* (awaited), *mudrib* (striking), *mudrib* (struck)—though this is not a valid example because it is from the trilateral root *dhaba* (to strike); *mukrim* (honoring), *mukram* (honored); *mustakhrij* (extracting), *mustakhraj* (extracted). So, there is no difference between the active noun and the passive noun except for the letter before the last one: if you break it, it is an active noun, and if you open it, it is a passive noun. Is that clear now?
The student: It is clear.
The Shaykh : All right. "Like the awaited".
... For words with more than three letters, the difference between the active noun and the passive noun is that you open the letter before the last one to make it a passive noun; if you break it, it becomes an active noun. For example: *muntadhir* (awaiting), *muntadhir* (awaited), *mudrib* (striking), *mudrib* (struck)—though this is not a valid example because it is from the trilateral root *dhaba* (to strike); *mukrim* (honoring), *mukram* (honored); *mustakhrij* (extracting), *mustakhraj* (extracted). So, there is no difference between the active noun and the passive noun except for the letter before the last one: if you break it, it is an active noun, and if you open it, it is a passive noun. Is that clear now?
The student: It is clear.
The Shaykh : All right. "Like the awaited".