Reading from Ibn Aqil’s commentary (may Allah have mercy on him), with the Shaykh’s annotations: " .
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The reader: " And he who diminishes by truncation is content *** with the root ".
The Shaykh : He diminishes.
The reader: " And he who diminishes by truncation is content *** with the root, like al-'atayf, meaning the cloak
There is a type of diminutive called the diminutive of truncation: it consists of diminishing the name after stripping it of the extra letters contained in it. If its roots are three, it is diminished on the pattern fa'il. Then, if the one being named is masculine, the taa is removed; if it is feminine, the taa of femininity is added. So, for al-mi'taf (the cloak), it is 'atayf; for haamid (praising), it is hameed; for hubla (pregnant), it is hubayla; and for suwdaa (black), it is suwayda. If its roots are four, it is diminished on the pattern fa'i'il, so you say for qirtaas (paper), qayritis, and for 'asfoor (sparrow), 'asayfir ".
The student: Qayritas.
The reader: " And for qirtaas (paper): qayritas, and for 'asfoor (sparrow): 'asayfir ".
The Shaykh : Good, and what about madharraj (rolling)?
The student: Dhayriij.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Dhayriij.
The Shaykh : Dhayriij, good. What about 'asfoor (sparrow)? What are the extra letters in it?
The student: It has the waw.
The Shaykh : Yes, it has an extra waw. Its root is 'ayn, sad, fa, and ra, from al-'asfar (saffron). It is derived from al-'asfar, or what else?
The student: 'Asfar.
The Shaykh : Or 'asfar. They used to tell us when we were young, saying that the 'asfoor (sparrow) is originally named after a prophet who was sent to one called ...
The Shaykh : He diminishes.
The reader: " And he who diminishes by truncation is content *** with the root, like al-'atayf, meaning the cloak
There is a type of diminutive called the diminutive of truncation: it consists of diminishing the name after stripping it of the extra letters contained in it. If its roots are three, it is diminished on the pattern fa'il. Then, if the one being named is masculine, the taa is removed; if it is feminine, the taa of femininity is added. So, for al-mi'taf (the cloak), it is 'atayf; for haamid (praising), it is hameed; for hubla (pregnant), it is hubayla; and for suwdaa (black), it is suwayda. If its roots are four, it is diminished on the pattern fa'i'il, so you say for qirtaas (paper), qayritis, and for 'asfoor (sparrow), 'asayfir ".
The student: Qayritas.
The reader: " And for qirtaas (paper): qayritas, and for 'asfoor (sparrow): 'asayfir ".
The Shaykh : Good, and what about madharraj (rolling)?
The student: Dhayriij.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Dhayriij.
The Shaykh : Dhayriij, good. What about 'asfoor (sparrow)? What are the extra letters in it?
The student: It has the waw.
The Shaykh : Yes, it has an extra waw. Its root is 'ayn, sad, fa, and ra, from al-'asfar (saffron). It is derived from al-'asfar, or what else?
The student: 'Asfar.
The Shaykh : Or 'asfar. They used to tell us when we were young, saying that the 'asfoor (sparrow) is originally named after a prophet who was sent to one called ...