أُطِعْنَا — عُصِينَا
We were obeyed — we were defied.
FormActive sourceParsinguṭiʿnāaṭāʿaPerfect passive, first-person pluralʿuṣīnāʿaṣāPerfect passive, first-person plural
Suppressing the doer foregrounds whether the tribe receives obedience or defiance; the asserted response is protection or determination.
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ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Tribal Pride, Independence and Closing Hyperbole (verses 92–103)
أُطِعْنَا — عُصِينَا
We were obeyed — we were defied.
FormActive sourceParsinguṭiʿnāaṭāʿaPerfect passive, first-person pluralʿuṣīnāʿaṣāPerfect passive, first-person plural
Suppressing the doer foregrounds whether the tribe receives obedience or defiance; the asserted response is protection or determination.