اِسْم مَفْعُول
ism maf'ul
Passive participle
Sarf · morphologyDerived noun (mushtaqq)core term516+ in the Qur'an
Also written: Sarf · Mizan · Meezan · Roots · Word scales
In one line
The passive participle — the one the action is done to (e.g. مكتوب, “written”).
Classical definition
اسْمُ المَفْعُولِ صِفَةٌ تُؤْخَذُ مِنَ المَصْدَرِ لِلدَّلَالَةِ عَلَى مَنْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ الفِعْلُ.
(شذا العرف)
How to spot it
Recognition test
On the pattern مَفْعُول (from a 3-letter root) and naming the receiver — مكتوب، معلوم، مرحوم.
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