diff --git a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
index 2300521f4..06b181f3e 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
@@ -467,7 +467,10 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
       rbT = mkRoot3 rootStr ;
       v8fun = case rbT.f of {
                 ("و"|"ي"|"ّ") => v8assimilated ;
-                _            => v8sound }
+                _ => 
+                  case rbT.c of {
+                        #weak => v8hollow ;
+                        _     => v8sound }}
       } in lin V (v8fun rbT) ;
 
   v10 =
diff --git a/src/arabic/PatternsAra.gf b/src/arabic/PatternsAra.gf
index 1390d67a8..23175098b 100644
--- a/src/arabic/PatternsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/PatternsAra.gf
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ flags coding=utf8 ;
     ficAl    = { h = ""  ; m1 = "ِ"   ; m2 = "َا"  ; t = ""   } ;
     ficlp    = { h = ""  ; m1 = "ِ"   ; m2 = "ْ"   ; t = "َة" } ;
     ftacal   = { h = ""  ; m1 = "ْتَ" ; m2 = "َ"   ; t = ""   } ;
+    ftical   = ftacal ** { m1 = "ْتِ" } ; -- IL hollow VIII
+    ftAcal   = ftacal ** { m1 = "ْتَا" } ; -- IL hollow VIII
+    ftIcal   = ftacal ** { m1 = "ْتِي" } ;  -- IL hollow VIII
     ftacil   = { h = ""  ; m1 = "ْتَ" ; m2 = "ِ"   ; t = ""   } ;
     ttacal   = ftacal ** { m1 = ""  ; h = "تَّ" } ; ---- IL assimilated VIII
     ttacil   = ftacil ** { m1 = ""  ; h = "تَّ" } ; ---- IL assimilated VIII
diff --git a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
index 28b725918..65f504f40 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
@@ -708,6 +708,28 @@ v8assimilated : Root3 -> Verb = --- IL 8a1
     muttafaq =  "م" + uttafaq
   } in verb eittafaq euttufiq attafiq uttafaq eittafiq muttafaq;
 
+v8hollow : Root3 -> Verb = -- IL 
+  \Hwj ->
+  let {
+    _Htaj = mkHollow ftacal Hwj ;
+    _HtAj = mkHollow ftAcal Hwj ;
+    _Htij = mkHollow ftical Hwj ;
+    _HtIj = mkHollow ftIcal Hwj ;
+    iHtaj = "اِ" + _Htaj ;  -- VPerf Act (Per3 Fem Pl)
+    iHtAj = "اِ" + _HtAj ;  -- VPerf Act _
+    uHtij = "اُ" + _Htij ;  -- VPerf Pas (Per3 Fem Pl)
+    uHtIj = "اُ" + _HtIj ;  -- VPerf Pas _
+    aHtaj = "َ" + _Htaj ; -- VImpf Act (Per2/Per3 Fem Pl)
+    aHtAj = "َ" + _HtAj ; -- VImpf Act _
+    uHtaj = "ُ" + _Htaj ; -- VImpf Pas (Per2/Per3 Fem Pl)
+    uHtAj = "ُ" + _Htaj ; -- VImpf Pas _
+    -- iHtaj again          -- VImp Sg Masc / Pl Fem
+    -- iHtAj again          -- VImp Pl Masc / Sg Fem
+    ppart = "مُ" + _HtAj  -- PPart
+
+  }  in verbHollow (toDefForms
+                     iHtAj iHtaj uHtIj uHtij aHtAj aHtaj
+                     uHtAj uHtaj iHtAj iHtaj ppart) ;
 v10sound : Root3 -> Verb = ---- IL 10s -- to be checked
   \qtl ->
   let {