Amnaʿahum and awfāhum are elative forms. The former concerns protective power; the latter concerns faithfulness.
The attached -hum compares the speakers with others, effectively claiming superiority in both virtues. The grammatical forms are factual linguistic data; the sweeping superiority claim belongs to the genre of boast poetry.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Ancestral Honour, Oaths and Battle Formations (verses 64–74)
Amnaʿahum and awfāhum are elative forms. The former concerns protective power; the latter concerns faithfulness.
The attached -hum compares the speakers with others, effectively claiming superiority in both virtues. The grammatical forms are factual linguistic data; the sweeping superiority claim belongs to the genre of boast poetry.