The name of an action: from a verb — a thing
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend"). For example: “الإصلاح يأخذ وقتا” — The repair takes time. A rule from the Arabic course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend").
The shapes are few and systematic. Three-letter roots give short names: fiʿl — a deed, qatl — a killing, ghadab — an anger. The intensified ones carry a shadda inside: tabdiil, takhshiis, taghliif. The word "recipe" is also a name of action: "tariiqa" — a way, literally "a taken road".
The practical conclusion: seeing "-aat" or a shadda inside a word, check whether a familiar verb stands near. Islaah beside yaslih, takhshiis beside yatakhassas — and the sense assembles itself: the name of an action always lives beside its verb.
Table
| translation | verb | name of action | reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| mends / a repair | يُصلح | إصلاح | islaah |
| changes / a change | يُبدل | تبديل | tabdiil |
| diagnoses / a diagnosis | يُشخّص | تشخيص | tashkhiis |
| covers / a covering | يُغطّي | تغطية | taghtiya |
| roasts / a roasting | يَشوي | شوي | shawaay |
| deletes / a deletion | يَحذف | حذف | hazf |
| prefers / an advantage | يُفضّل | فضل | fadl |
| serves / a serving | يُقدّم | تقديم | taqdiim |
By example
- الإصلاح يأخذ وقتاаль-исляах йяʾхуз вактанThe repair takes time
- تبديل اللون أسهل من الترميمтабдиль аль-лаун асхаль мин ат-тармиймA change of color is easier than a restoration
- التشخيص قبل الإصلاح مهمат-ташхиис кябля аль-исляах мухиммThe diagnosis before the repair matters
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
The masdar in Arabic?
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend").
Verbal nouns in Arabic?
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend").
Islaah vs yaslih in Arabic?
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend").
How to say the repair takes time in Arabic?
Here almost every verb brings its own name: islaah — a repair — from yaslih — he mends; tabdiil — a change — from yubaddil — he changes. In English such a name is rendered now by a verbal noun ("a repair"), now by the infinitive ("to mend").
What does it look like in a Arabic example sentence?
“الإصلاح يأخذ وقتا” (аль-исляах йяʾхуз вактан) — The repair takes time. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.