Morphology of change and effect

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

WordRoot / FormMeaning
خَالَطَهَاkh-l-ṭ / Form IIIMixed with it
تَجُورُj-w-r / simple stemDeviates / diverts
يَلِينَاl-y-n / simple stemBecomes yielding
الشَّحِيحsh-ḥ-ḥ / adjectiveMiserly

The forms trace a progression: mixing → influence → softening. The drink is granted apparent agency, a feature of the speaker’s exaggeration.