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ص-و-م

fasting

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4 words in 4 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.

فَعَلَ
Form I verb (a)
فَعَلَ = the plain action, 'he did it'
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- صَامَ
  to fast
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  يَصُومُ
  Command
  صُمْ
فِعَال
Noun فِعَال
فِعَال = a thing (كِتَاب) or a plural (كِبَار)
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- صِيَامٌ
  fasting
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  شَهْرُ الصِّيَامِ Ramadan
فَاعِل
Doer (active participle of form I)
فَاعِل = the one who does it
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- صَائِمٌ
  fasting (person)
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  Plural
  صَائِمُونَ
  Feminine
  صَائِمَةٌ
  أَنَا صَائِمٌ I am fasting
فَعْل
Short noun فَعْل
فَعْل = the act, or a basic thing
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- صَوْمٌ
  fasting (the act)
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How the patterns shape this root

صَامَ is to fast — a hollow root: صَامَ، يَصُومُ، صُمْ. Both صَوْم and صِيَام mean fasting; the month of Ramadan is شَهْرُ الصِّيَامِ. The person fasting is صَائِم (فَاعِل), with the و of the root appearing as a hamza seat — أَنَا صَائِمٌ, I am fasting, is the polite way to decline coffee in Ramadan. Breaking the fast belongs to the root ف-ط-ر.

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