Arabic-L:LING:Root system question

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Date: 23 Feb 2010
From:Sana N Hilmi <shilmi at gmu.edu>
Subject:Root system question

Salam, 

I have a question regarding the root system. 

I am a native speaker of Arabic, and we were taught that there are Hollow Verbs. These verbs that have vowel, (usually Alif) in the middle of the root for example: the Arabic root words for,  was, slept and said, 

What I don't understand is that in Al-Kitaab lesson 14 the author says on page 251, 
that alif is never part of a root! 

What am I missing??

thanks, 
Sana 

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