In Hebrew grammatical terminology, the word "binyan" (, plural "binyanim") is used to refer to a verb derived stem or overall verb derivation pattern, while the word "mishqal" (or "mishkal") is used to refer to a noun derivation pattern, and these words have gained some use in English-language linguistic terminology. The Arabic terms, called "wazn" (plural , "awzān") for the pattern and ' (plural , ') for the root have not gained the same currency in cross-linguistic Semitic scholarship as the Hebrew equivalents, and Western grammarians continue to use "stem"/"form"/"pattern" for the former and "root" for the latter—though "form" and "pattern" are accurate translations of the Arabic grammatical term "wazn" (originally meaning 'weight, measure'), and "root" is a literal translation of "".