Lesson 12 - Fi'l Nahiyy

Question 1

Define F’il Nahiyy. Give an Example

Answer 1

Fi’l Nahiyy indicates the prohibition of an action

E.g. لا تضرب (Do not strike)

Question 2

How is F’il Nahiyy formed

Answer 2

Fi’l Nahiyy is formed by prefixing لا ناهية onto Al F’il Al Mudari’

Question 3

What effect (lafzi) does لا ناهية give to al fi’l al mudari’?

Answer 3

لا ناهية
makes the mudari’ majzum

1. it changes the dhammah in the five (previously) Marfoo’ forms to a jazmah and drops any weak letters in the faa or ayn kalimah
2. it drops noon i’rabiyyah from the seven forms
3. the noon maftooh (noon dameer fa’il) remains established