Lesson 5

Question 1

What is الصّفة المشبهة ?

Answer 1

The اسم مشتق for an attribute found in the nature of someone/something/feeling/emotion.

Question 2

How many templates of الصّفة المشبهة are there and what are the most common ones ?

Answer 2

There are over 20 templates of الصّفة المشبهة. The 3 most common ones are:
فَعِيْلَةٌ/فَعِيْلٌ
فَعْلآءُ/اَفْعَلُ
فَعْلٰى/فَعْلَانُ

Question 3

What are the template فعلآء/افعل used for and what is it’s plural template ?

Answer 3

It is used for colours and defects. It’s plural template is ٌفُعْل.