Explanation of the saying of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Fa'la is for a description like qatil (killed) and zaman (lame) *** and halik (dying) and mayyit (dead) with qamin."
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The Shaykh :"Fa'la is for a description like qatil":
This means for every description that resembles qatil. Qatil is known to be fa'il in the sense of maf'ul; fa'il in the sense of maf'ul. So, for every fa'il in the sense of maf'ul, there is a fa'la. For qatil, we say qatla; for jarih (wounded), we say jaraha. So, fa'il, therefore, fa'la is for every noun resembling qatil. Fa'la is for a description like qatil. Now, what about qadi (a stick)?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : Hm? Raise it? No, because Ibn Malik says: "Fa'la is for a description like qatil", and qadi is a noun, not a description. What about 'asib (a thorn)?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : Do we say 'asiba?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why? Because it is a noun, and the author says: "Fa'la is for a description like qatil".
"And zaman": Zaman means long in time?!
The student: No, it means lame.
The Shaykh : Zaman means the lame person, what do people call him?
The student: Muharwal.
The Shaykh : Muharwal, meaning muharwal among the common people. Zaman is the one who cannot walk; we say for its plural: zamna, fa'la, right?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh :"Like qatil and zaman *** and halik":
This means and like halik; for it, we say halaka. Now, for mayyit (dead), we say mayyit (plural: mayyit). That is why he said:
"And mayyit with qamin".
The student: Shaykh, is shaykh a descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbihah) or a description (sifat)?
The Shaykh : It is a descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbihah). Now, let us look at what has passed us. Fa'il is the fourth. And its plural may come as fu'ul, which is the fifth, or not?! Or did fu'ala pass us? Fu'il, fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala, did fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala pass us?
The student: Fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala.
The Shaykh : Therefore, "And its plural may come as fu'ul", the first pattern:
"In the case of a ram with persistence, fu'ala", this is the fifth.
"And it is common like kamil and kamala", this is the sixth.
"Fa'la is for a description": this is the seventh.
He said: "For fu'il, if it is a noun, its fa'il is valid with lam".
The student: Shaykh, why do we not discuss the plural of fewness? And the rest is limited, is this long?
The Shaykh : It does not contradict what is needed.
The student: Shall we make a table for it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: By number, we make a table for it.
The Shaykh : Make a table for it. Now, it is better after we make a table for it. Finally, now, read from the explanation.
This means for every description that resembles qatil. Qatil is known to be fa'il in the sense of maf'ul; fa'il in the sense of maf'ul. So, for every fa'il in the sense of maf'ul, there is a fa'la. For qatil, we say qatla; for jarih (wounded), we say jaraha. So, fa'il, therefore, fa'la is for every noun resembling qatil. Fa'la is for a description like qatil. Now, what about qadi (a stick)?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : Hm? Raise it? No, because Ibn Malik says: "Fa'la is for a description like qatil", and qadi is a noun, not a description. What about 'asib (a thorn)?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : Do we say 'asiba?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why? Because it is a noun, and the author says: "Fa'la is for a description like qatil".
"And zaman": Zaman means long in time?!
The student: No, it means lame.
The Shaykh : Zaman means the lame person, what do people call him?
The student: Muharwal.
The Shaykh : Muharwal, meaning muharwal among the common people. Zaman is the one who cannot walk; we say for its plural: zamna, fa'la, right?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh :"Like qatil and zaman *** and halik":
This means and like halik; for it, we say halaka. Now, for mayyit (dead), we say mayyit (plural: mayyit). That is why he said:
"And mayyit with qamin".
The student: Shaykh, is shaykh a descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbihah) or a description (sifat)?
The Shaykh : It is a descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbihah). Now, let us look at what has passed us. Fa'il is the fourth. And its plural may come as fu'ul, which is the fifth, or not?! Or did fu'ala pass us? Fu'il, fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala, did fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala pass us?
The student: Fu'ul as the plural of fu'ala.
The Shaykh : Therefore, "And its plural may come as fu'ul", the first pattern:
"In the case of a ram with persistence, fu'ala", this is the fifth.
"And it is common like kamil and kamala", this is the sixth.
"Fa'la is for a description": this is the seventh.
He said: "For fu'il, if it is a noun, its fa'il is valid with lam".
The student: Shaykh, why do we not discuss the plural of fewness? And the rest is limited, is this long?
The Shaykh : It does not contradict what is needed.
The student: Shall we make a table for it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: By number, we make a table for it.
The Shaykh : Make a table for it. Now, it is better after we make a table for it. Finally, now, read from the explanation.