The siyam according to the Quran
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His entire discussion on two forms of Verbal Nouns is superfluous and exposed him to me as ignorant of what a verbal noun is.
The Masdar/ is a noun signifying action and state only. Its construction from three-lettered words is regular and known by usage. Its construction is according to rules for the non-three-lettered words.
The Masdar is an Abstract Noun since it attributes a meaning to something other than itself or it signifies the occurrence of an action. As against it, Substantive Nouns are Concrete Nouns and are mostly coined as the names of things.
The verb is derived from the Masdar. The Masdar is a noun that signifies the occurrence of an action or a state without association with a tense of time. The Past Tense Verb is derived directly from Masdar. The Present Tense Verb is derived from the Past Tense Verb. The Command Verb is derived from the Present Tense Verb.
The most important characteristic of Verbal Noun is its verbal quality. This verbal quality gives the Masdar the ability to govern other words as its subject and object, just as a verb can govern a subject and object. As a rule, the verb governs its subject in the nominative state and governs its object in the accusative state. The rule of Masdar is that most often it governs its subject as the Mudhaf governs its Mudhaf alahi, meaning the subject will be genitive. The Masdar governs its object in the accusative, most often.
The major difference between the Verb and Infinitive Noun , in meaning, is that the verb signifies the occurrence of an action within a particular time-period, like the past, present or future. The Infinitive Noun alone can only signify the occurrence of an action within the time-period in which it finds mention. Other words are required to signify the action of the within the context of past or future.
Masdar signifies the action indicated in the verb that is derived from that same Masdar. Regarding the government of Masdar, it will without exception be the same as that of verb derived from it. The definition also implies that if the verb is transitive, likewise the Masdar will be transitive. If the verb is doubly transitive, likewise the Masdar will be doubly transitive.
The exception is when the Masdar is absolute object in an expression.
The only occurrence with waw is direct object and explains the state she was in at that specific point in time.
