Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:24:59 GMT, na sci.lang,alt.languages.arabic, Raymond
Roy napisał(a):
> Hello,
>
> according to Wehr, there is a verb 'tafarzana' derived from the
> (Persian?) root 'frzn' (queen in chess). Now, Wehr classifies it in the
> II form. In my understanding of the Arabic verbal system, 'tafarzana'
> looks more like a VII form verb. With a II form verb, I would expect a
> doubling of a middle radical; nothing like this happens here. On the
> other hand, an Arabic verb beginning with 'ta-' sounds to me like a VI
> or VII form.
>
> Can someone sort that out?
>
> Thanks
>
> Raymond
It is not mistake.
Wehr classified this verb as a second form of a quadriradical verb
(farzana). It is the same form as "tazalzala" - "to quake" and "tasalTana"
- "to become sutan".
There is a difference between the forms of quadriradical and triradical
verbs.
Jerzy Lacina
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