LessonsʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Address to Abā Hind, Tribal Pride and the Mill of War (Verses 23–38)Quiz

The verse gains force through a sequence of grammatical speech acts: calling, restraining and asking for time. Their combined effect turns the ruler’s attention to the tribe’s reply.

ExpressionGrammarEffect
أَبَا هِنْدٍAccusative annexed vocativeDirectly names the ruler
لَا تَعْجَلْProhibitive lā + jussive verbResists hasty action
أَنْظِرْنَاImperative + object pronounRequests a postponement
نُخْبِرْكَFirst-person plural verb + objectPromises a collective explanation

The form “abā” is not nominative here: its annexation to Hind and its use as an addressed noun account for the accusative form.

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Three grammatical signals in the address

ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Address to Abā Hind, Tribal Pride and the Mill of War (Verses 23–38)

The verse gains force through a sequence of grammatical speech acts: calling, restraining and asking for time. Their combined effect turns the ruler’s attention to the tribe’s reply.

ExpressionGrammarEffect
أَبَا هِنْدٍAccusative annexed vocativeDirectly names the ruler
لَا تَعْجَلْProhibitive lā + jussive verbResists hasty action
أَنْظِرْنَاImperative + object pronounRequests a postponement
نُخْبِرْكَFirst-person plural verb + objectPromises a collective explanation

The form “abā” is not nominative here: its annexation to Hind and its use as an addressed noun account for the accusative form.