أَمْرٌ – Commanding
The steps for commanding are a bit complex than forbidding. There are upto 5 steps outlined below:
- Start with the Second Person
- Make it lightest (مَجْزُوْمٌ)
- Remove the first occurance of the letter ت
- If the word can be read, leave it alone, otherwise add a helper alif.
- Rules for determining the harakat for the alif:
- If the second to last letter in the هُوَ present-tense has a ــُـ) ضَمَّة) then the helper alif gets a ــُـ.
- Otherwise the helper alif gets a ــِـ) كَسْرَة). However, the exception to this rule is the أَسعلَمَ verb family. it gets a أَ. Verb families have not been introduced yet, these will be covered under عِلْمُ الصَّرْفِ. so don’t stress!)
Let’s have a look at some examples:
Example 1:
| Steps | Verb |
|---|---|
| 1. 2nd Person present-tense | تَذْهَبُ |
| 2. Make it lightest (مَجْزُوْمٌ) | تَذْهَبْ |
| 3. Remove the first occurance of the letter ت | ذْهَبْ |
| 4. Add a helper alif (if required) | اذْهَبْ |
| 5. Determine harakah for alif | إِذْهَبْ – Go! (to a singular Male) |
Example 2:
| Steps | Verb |
|---|---|
| 1. 2nd Person present-tense | تَنْصُرْنَ |
| 2. Make it lightest (مَجْزُوْمٌ) | تَنْصُرْنَ (no change) |
| 3. Remove the first occurance of the letter ت | نْصُرْنَ |
| 4. Add a helper alif (if required) | انْصُرْنَ |
| 5. Determine harakah for alif | أُنْصُرْنَ – Help! (to all the females ) |
Example 3:
| Steps | Verb |
|---|---|
| 1. 2nd Person present-tense | تَتَعَلَّمِيْنَ |
| 2. Make it lightest (مَجْزُوْمٌ) | تَتَعَلَّمِيْ |
| 3. Remove the first occurance of the letter ت | تَعَلَّمِيْ – Learn! (to singular female) |
| 4. Add a helper alif (if required) | Not Required |
| 5. Determine harakah for alif | Not Required |
Example 4:
| Steps | Verb |
|---|---|
| 1. 2nd Person present-tense | تُنْذِرُوْنَ |
| 2. Make it lightest (مَجْزُوْمٌ) | تُنْذِرُوْا |
| 3. Remove the first occurance of the letter ت | نْذِرُوْا |
| 4. Add a helper alif (if required) | انْذِرُوْا |
| 5. Determine harakah for alif | أَنْذِرُوْا – Warn! (to all the Male) |