مَصْدَر
masdar
Verbal noun (masdar)
Sarf · morphologyDerived noun (mushtaqq)core term2,657+ in the Qur'an
Also written: Sarf · Mizan · Meezan · Roots · Word scales
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The verbal noun — the action itself as a noun (e.g. ضَرْب, “striking”).
Classical definition
المَصْدَرُ هُوَ الاسْمُ الدَّالُّ عَلَى الحَدَثِ مُجَرَّدًا عَنِ الزَّمَانِ.
(شذا العرف)
How to spot it
Recognition test
The name of the action with no time attached — the “-ing” idea as a noun.
Forms it takes
سماعيقياسي
Related terms
اِسْم فَاعِل · ism fa'il صِفَة مُشَبَّهَة · sifa mushabbaha صِيغَة مُبَالَغَة · sigha mubalagha اِسْم التَّفْضِيل · ism al-tafdil
Domain: Sarf · Category: Derived noun (mushtaqq) · Frequency in the Qur'an: 2,657 · Source: شذا العرف, cross-checked against the Quranic corpus · Reviewed by Ustad M. Arjan Ali