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Compiled and Translated by Aboo 'Imraan al-Mekseekee
ا���ان و ا���ه�تColors & Defects
Book One
(Colors & Defects Book One)
Compiled and Translated by the one in need of Allah’s pardonAboo ‘Imraan ‘Abdus-Saboor bin Tomas Maldonado al-Mekseekee
-may Allah forgive him, his family, and all of the Muslims-
First EditionCopyright © 2009
[Permission is granted to all who wish to print this document for public or private use without the consent of the compiler under the grounds that such printing be done solely for educational
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IntroductionThe following chart will help one to learn the colors and defects based on the adjective form Afal. I went through the entire Hans Wher from Alif to Yaa and wrote each color or defect that I found in a notebook. I then arranged them into chart forms to include the feminine gender along with the singular, dual and plural forms. I based the English meanings off of Ibn Mundhir’s Lisaan-ul-Arab, E.W.Lane’s Maad-ul-Qaamoos and ar-Raazee’s Mukhtaar-us-Sihaah whenever there was a need to. This document is by no
means an extensive list of colors and defects merely the basic ones that every student of Arabic should be familiar with. Many others will be found in the Quran, the prophetic narrations and Islamic literature of the Muslim scholars that are not listed here. After studying from this series you will have a good working
knowledge of these colors and defects.
Book One covers some of the basic colors that fall under the Afal form while Book Two covers the basic defects most commonly used by the Arabs. In some cases I added what may be considered a defect along with the colors since it is by the color that the student will more easily identify when finding these words
in the Arabic texts.
I ask that all who find benefit from this series to make Duaa for me and that you ask Allah the Most High to guide me, forgive me of my sins and shortcomings, and grant me knowledge and sustenance. Indeed
He is the Most Capable of doing so, the Generous.
The weak one,
Aboo ‘Imraan ‘Abdus-Saboor bin Tomas Maldonado al-Mekseekee
Grammatical Points of BenefitA common form of adjective used for colors and defects is ���أ The chart below demonstrates how this form is conjugated into the male, female, dual, and plural forms. The plural is used for both male and female genders. All of the colors and
defects listed in this chart are based off of the conjugated forms below. It is strongly recommended that you memorize these five forms. You will encounter many of these words in the Quraan, the Ahaadeeth, and in the works of the ‘Ulamaa.
���أ��� وان�� ء�� أ�� نMale Singular FormMale Dual Form
Female Singular Form
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
The male and female forms are considered Mamnoo min as-Sarfmeaning that they never take a Tanween sign or Kasrah. Ibn Hishaam (rahimahullah) mentions in Qatar-un-Nadaa that the only time it does take Kasrah is if the definite article Al is attached to
it or if it is in a noun construction form (an Idhaafah), for example:
������Or
�������However normally with out these two instances then you read:
��� �����Both the male and female plural and dual forms are not Mamnoo min as-Sarf.
Some examples from the Quraan include:
���� � ��� ا�!"# $ "%&�� ا����ا�)�د �� ا�{…Until the white thread becomes distinct to you form the black thread.} 2: 187
23+اءإ/-� �,+ة {…it is a yellow cow.} 2: 69
�"9� أ��ا/-� %8+ و��& و�� ا7�!�ل 45د :� ;�)�دو>+ا�
{…and among the mountains are streaks of various white and red of colors and others raven black.} 35: 27
And of course there are many more to be found within the Book of Allah.
How to read the charts in this series:This box indicates the three letter Arabic root of the word for dictionary
reference.
This box indicates the color or defect.
This box indicates the verb type of the word.
This row of boxes indicates the male & female singular, dual, and plural forms of the
word.
This is the meaning of the word in the English language.
ا���ان The Colors
Arranged in alphabetical order
Meaning: White as in skin color, or the actual color.
Male Singular Form
&�أ����ن أ�
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
���ء�
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
���وان�&��
&�أ�
1
Root
&��
Verb Type
=>��ا�5�ف ا�
Meaning: Dark
Male Singular Form
أد5��ن أد5�
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
د5��ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
د5�د5��وان
أد5�
2
Root
د5�
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Black
Male Singular Form
أده�8ن أده�
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
ده�8ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
ده� ده�8وان
أده�
3
Root
ده�
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Spotted like a leopard.
Male Singular Form
�Aن أر�CAأر
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
ر�CAء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
�ر�CAوانAر
�Aأر
4
Root
�Aر
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Ashen, Ashy
Male Singular Form
D�أر���نأر
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
ر���ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
رD�ر���وان
D�أر
5
Root
Dر�
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Blue
Male Singular Form
أزر�Aن أزرق
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
زر�Aء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
زرقزر�Aوان
أزرق
6
Root
زرق
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Dark brown
Male Singular Form
G2(أ)2��نأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
)2��ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
)G2)2��وان
G2(أ
7
Root
G2(
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Brown
Male Singular Form
أ)8+انأ)8+
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
)8+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
)8+)8+اوان
أ)8+
8
Root
+8(
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Black
Male Singular Form
أ)�دان أ)�د
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
)�داء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
)�د)�داوان
أ)�د
9
Root
)�د
Verb Type
ا�5�ف ا��اوي
Meaning: Blond, Reddish
Male Singular Form
+,Iانأ+,Iأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
I,+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
I+,I,+اوان
+,Iأ
10
Root
+,I
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: A person having black hair with speckles of gray mixed in.
Male Singular Form
�8Iن أ�C8Iأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
�C8Iء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
��C8Iوان8I
�8Iأ
11
Root
�8I
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: A person having completely gray hair due to old age or worry with no black in it whatsoever.
Male Singular Form
;�IأA gray-haired man
�!�ن Iأ
Male Dual Form
Two gray-haired men
Female Singular Form
�!�ءI
A gray-haired female
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
Two gray-haired femalesGray-haired males or
females
�!�وانI ;�I
;�Iأ
12
Root
;�I
Verb Type
=>��ا�5�ف ا�
Meaning: Gray
Male Singular Form
;-Iن أ�!-Iأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
I-!�ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
I ;-I-!�وان
;-Iأ
13
Root
;-I
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Desert like, or color of the desert.
Male Singular Form
+J3ان أ+J3أ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
J3+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
J3+J3+اوان
+J3أ
14
Root
+J3
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Reddish
Male Singular Form
أ3-!�ن أ3-;
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
3-!�ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
3-; 3-!�وان
أ3-;
15
Root
;-3
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Yellow
Male Singular Form
أ23+انأ23+
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
23+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
23+23+اوان
أ23+
16
Root
+23
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Dust colored
Male Singular Form
+2K2+انأKأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
2K+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
2K+2K+اوان
+2Kأ
17
Root
+2K
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Dusty colored
Male Singular Form
أ>!+ان أ>!+
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
>!+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
>!+>!+اوان
أ>!+
18
Root
+!<
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Yellowish White (Camel)
Male Singular Form
L�Kن أ�@�Kأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
�@�ءK
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
�@�وانK L�K
L�Kأ
19
Root
L�K
Verb Type
=>��ا�5�ف ا�
Meaning: Dark colored
Male Singular Form
�"A�8ن أ"Aأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
A"�8ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
A �"A"�8وان
�"Aأ
20
Root
�"A
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Moon white, like one’s face being radiant.
Male Singular Form
+8A8+ان أAأ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
8A+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
8A+8A+اوان
+8Aأ
21
Root
+8A
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Dark colored
Male Singular Form
أآ48ان أآ48
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
آ48اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
آ48آ48اون
أآ48
22
Root
آ48
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Freckled
Male Singular Form
أآ�2�نأآ9�
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
آ�2�ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
آ9�آ�2�وان
أآ9�
23
Root
آ�9
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Freckled
Male Singular Form
N8/ن أ�O8/أ
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
/�O8ء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
/�O8/N8وان
N8/أ
24
Root
N8/
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
Meaning: Spotted, like a tiger.
Male Singular Form
أ/8+ان أ/8+
Male Dual FormFemale Singular
Form
/8+اء
Female Dual FormMale & Female Plural
Form
/8+/8+اوان
أ/8+
25
Root
+8/
Verb Type
ا�@ ���
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End of Book One-with the assistance of Allah, the All-
Mighty-
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