Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)Quiz

Ādhanatnā is a past-tense verb with a feminine marker and nā as its object; Asmāʾu is the subject. The prepositional phrase bi-baynihā relates to the announcement, and its pronoun refers to Asmāʾ.

Rubba thāwin uses rubba, a particle governing the genitive; thāwin is its noun. Yumallu is passive, and al-thawāʾu its nominative passive subject: “the staying is found wearisome.” The passive reinforces the general observation.

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Verse 1 grammar: announcement and the construction with rubba

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)

Ādhanatnā is a past-tense verb with a feminine marker and nā as its object; Asmāʾu is the subject. The prepositional phrase bi-baynihā relates to the announcement, and its pronoun refers to Asmāʾ.

Rubba thāwin uses rubba, a particle governing the genitive; thāwin is its noun. Yumallu is passive, and al-thawāʾu its nominative passive subject: “the staying is found wearisome.” The passive reinforces the general observation.