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Mubīn — Clear / Clarifying

Summary: Ism fāʿil and ism mafʿūl of أَبَانَ (Form IV) that look identical on the surface due to the ajwaf root — context determines which meaning is intended. (source: surah_yusuf_session2.md)


Root and Base Verb

Root: ب-ي-ن — note the yāʾ turns into an alif in the māḍī (weak letter / ajwaf rule).

Form Word Meaning
Māḍī (root verb) بَانَ something becomes clear (intransitive)
Muḍāriʿ يَبِينُ becomes clear
Form IV māḍī أَبَانَ to clarify something (transitive — passes to an object)
Maṣdar بَيَان the process/act of clarifying
Ism fāʿil / mafʿūl مُبِين clarifying / clarified

Note on بَيَان: the wāw/yāʾ of the root + tāʾ of Form VIII merge, producing بَيَان rather than the expected اِبتيان. (source: surah_yusuf_session2.md)


Why Ism Fāʿil and Ism Mafʿūl Look Identical

Form IV ism fāʿil pattern: مُفْعِل; ism mafʿūl pattern: مُفْعَل. For أَبَانَ (an ajwaf/hollow verb), both surface forms converge through different phonological paths: (source: surah_yusuf_session2.md)

Ism Fāʿil

مُبَيِّن → kasra and yāʾ are phonetically incompatible → shift → مُبِين

Ism Mafʿūl

مُبَيَّن → fatḥa moves to bāʾ → مُبَان → further smooths → مُبَونمُبِين

Result: Both look identical — مُبِين. Context determines meaning: - Ism fāʿil: the one clarifying (active) - Ism mafʿūl: the thing that was clarified (passive)

This is a surface ambiguity arising from the phonological rules that govern ajwaf verbs — not an irregularity.