Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Af'ilah, Af'il, then Fa'ilu *** then Af'al, the plurals of fewness, say it."
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The Shaykh : Okay, Af'ilah!
"Af'ilah, Af'il, then Fa'ilu":
Af'ilah: What is an example of it?
The student: Arghafah (loaves).
The Shaykh : Arghafah, secondly: Akasiyah (garments), Aghutiyah (covers), right? As'ilah (questions), Aslihah (weapons), many. These are plurals of fewness.
Af'il: Right?
The student: Arjul (feet).
The Shaykh : Arjul, but Arjul will come to us in the words of Ibn Malik: that it may serve as a plural of manyness, because this is how it came in the Arabic language, that there is no plural of manyness for it other than Arjul, right?
The student: A'bud (slaves).
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: A'bud (slaves).
The Shaykh : A'bud is the plural of 'Abd (slave), Awjah is the plural of Wajh (face), and on this basis, analogize.
"Then Fa'ilu", for example?
The student: Qillah (fewness).
The Shaykh : No, it is a singular word. Fityah is the plural of Fity (young man), okay.
The student: 'Ulayah.
The Shaykh : 'Ulayah?! You mean 'Ulayat al-Qawm (the elite of the people)!
The student: Hilyah (adornment).
The Shaykh : No, Hilyah, what is it? Hilyah is singular!
The student: Sibiyah (boys).
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, Sibiyah is the plural of Sabi (boy), and the language is abundant, but this is the standard that the author mentioned.
"Then Af'al":
Then Af'al: Many as well. The Af'al in the Arabic language are plurals, for example: Asbab (causes), Arqam (numbers), Ahkam (judgments), Ahjam (sizes), many.
The student: And An'am (cattle).
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: And An'am (cattle).
The Shaykh : And An'am, these are many, all of them are plurals of fewness, all of them are plurals of fewness, but the author says: "And some of that":
He is referring to these four patterns.
"Af'ilah, Af'il, then Fa'ilu":
Af'ilah: What is an example of it?
The student: Arghafah (loaves).
The Shaykh : Arghafah, secondly: Akasiyah (garments), Aghutiyah (covers), right? As'ilah (questions), Aslihah (weapons), many. These are plurals of fewness.
Af'il: Right?
The student: Arjul (feet).
The Shaykh : Arjul, but Arjul will come to us in the words of Ibn Malik: that it may serve as a plural of manyness, because this is how it came in the Arabic language, that there is no plural of manyness for it other than Arjul, right?
The student: A'bud (slaves).
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: A'bud (slaves).
The Shaykh : A'bud is the plural of 'Abd (slave), Awjah is the plural of Wajh (face), and on this basis, analogize.
"Then Fa'ilu", for example?
The student: Qillah (fewness).
The Shaykh : No, it is a singular word. Fityah is the plural of Fity (young man), okay.
The student: 'Ulayah.
The Shaykh : 'Ulayah?! You mean 'Ulayat al-Qawm (the elite of the people)!
The student: Hilyah (adornment).
The Shaykh : No, Hilyah, what is it? Hilyah is singular!
The student: Sibiyah (boys).
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, Sibiyah is the plural of Sabi (boy), and the language is abundant, but this is the standard that the author mentioned.
"Then Af'al":
Then Af'al: Many as well. The Af'al in the Arabic language are plurals, for example: Asbab (causes), Arqam (numbers), Ahkam (judgments), Ahjam (sizes), many.
The student: And An'am (cattle).
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: And An'am (cattle).
The Shaykh : And An'am, these are many, all of them are plurals of fewness, all of them are plurals of fewness, but the author says: "And some of that":
He is referring to these four patterns.