In this post, I explain the verbal noun (المصدر ) and how we can derive it from form VI- form X verbs.

• Form VI verbs which follow the pattern (تفاعَلَ), have a verbal noun following the pattern (تفاعُل), e.g. (تبادَل) “to exchange” has a verbal noun (تبادُل) “exchanging”.

يوجد برنامج لتبادُل الطلاب بين جامعتي وجامعة نيويورك.

“There is a student exchange scheme between my university and New York University”.

• Form VII verbs which follow the pattern (انفعَلَ), have a verbal noun following the pattern (انفِعال), e.g. (انتظر) “to wait” has a verbal noun (انتظار) “waiting”.

لا نستطيع الانتظار لأكثر من ربع ساعة.

“We cannot wait for me than 15 minutes”.

• Form VIII verbs which follow the pattern (افتعَلَ), have a verbal noun following the pattern (افتِعال), e.g. (احترم) “to respect” has a verbal noun (احترام) “respect”.

احترام آراء الآخرين من صفات الشخص المتحضر.

“Respecting others’ views is one of the traits of a civilized person”.

• Form IX verbs which follow the pattern (افعَلَّ), have a verbal noun following the pattern (افعِلال), e.g. (اخضرّ) “to turn green” has a verbal noun (اخضرار) “turning green”.

اخضرار أوراق الأشجار دليل على بداية فصل الربيع.

“Leaves turning green is a symbol of the beginning of spring”.

• Form X verbs which follow the pattern (استفعَلَ), have a verbal noun following the pattern (استِفعال), e.g. (استقبل) “to receive” has a verbal noun (استقبال) “receiving/reception”.

استقبال الرئيس خلال الزيارة الأخيرة كان رسمياً.

“The reception of the president during the latest visit was formal”.