LessonsʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)Quiz

ExpressionFormFunction
هُبِّيFeminine singular imperativeRise / attend
فَاصْبَحِينَاFeminine imperative + nāServe us in the morning
قِفِيFeminine singular imperativeStop
لَا تُبْقِيProhibition + feminine imperfectDo not leave behind

The yāʾ of feminine address marks the addressee, while nā marks the group on whose behalf the speaker talks.

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Imperatives and the feminine addressee

ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Wine Gathering, Umm ʿAmr, Mortality and Parting (Verses 1–11)

The yāʾ of feminine address marks the addressee, while nā marks the group on whose behalf the speaker talks.