9/13.3 – Derivative 3 Noun of Circumstance اِسْمُ الْظَّرْفِ

 

Section 13.3 – Derivative 3 Noun of Circumstance اِسْمُ الْظَّرْفِ ismul-zar-fi

 

This is a derivative that has the meaning of time or place when an act is happening. When, the act has time associated with it, then it is called - Noun for Time اِسْمُ الزَّمَانِ ismuz-za-maa-ni, and if the act is associated with a place where the act is happening then it is called Noun for Place اِسْمُ الْمَكَانِ ismul-ma-kaa-ni.

 

Usually, these Nouns are on a scale of مَفْعَلٌ maf-a-lun but there are some which use the scale of مَفْعِلٌ. Maf-i-lun. The plural is always with the scale of مَفَاعِلُ ma-fa-i-lun. A few examples are given below.

 

 

Meaning	Noun of Circumstance for Root in column 1	Root Class I three alphabet
مَفْعَلٌ maf-alun Scale
Place or time of help	مَنْصَرٌ   Man-sa-run	ن ص ر
Place of writing/office	مَكْتَبٌ   Mak-ta-bun	ك ت ب
Landscape/scene	مَنْظَرٌ   Man-za-run	نَ ظ ر
Bed, couch	مَرْقَدٌ   Mar-qa-dun	ر ق د
Drinking place	مَشْرَبٌ   Mash-ra-bun	شَرِبَ
Place to stay	مَسْكَنٌ   Mas-ka-nun	س ك ن
Place of sunrise	مَطْلَعٌ   Mat-la-‘un	ط ل ع
Place of entry	مُدْخَلٌ   Mad-kha-lun	دخ ل
Place of killing	مَقْتَلٌ   Maq-ta-lun	ق ت ل
مَفْعِلٌ maf-’il-un Scale
Pace of prostration	مَسجِدٌ   Mas-ji-dun	س ج د
Place or time of attack, punching	مَضْرِبٌ   Mad-ri-bun	ض ر ب
Place of sunset	مَغْرِبٌ   Magh-ri-bun	غ ر ب
Place of assembly	مَجْلِسٌ   Maj-li-sun	ج ل س
Place to live	مَنْزِلٌ   Man-zi-lun	ن ز ل
Place of return/retreat	مَرجِعٌ   Mar-ji’-un	ر ج ع

 

In addition, if something is found in large numbers, then the scale مُفَعَلَةُ maf-‘a-la-tun is used, for example مَقبَرَةٌ maq-ba-ra-tun meaning a cemetery where there are many graves.

 

 

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