Hallā saʾalti al-khayl contains an urging or reproachful particle, not the neutral interrogative hal. Saʾalti addresses one woman, ʿAblah.
In kunti jāhilatan is conditional. Kunti is a deficient verb and jāhilatan its accusative predicate. The syntax makes ignorance a hypothetical condition and directs the listener to experienced witnesses.
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ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Cavalry Witnesses, Courage, Restraint and Duels (verses 43–56)
Hallā saʾalti al-khayl contains an urging or reproachful particle, not the neutral interrogative hal. Saʾalti addresses one woman, ʿAblah.
In kunti jāhilatan is conditional. Kunti is a deficient verb and jāhilatan its accusative predicate. The syntax makes ignorance a hypothetical condition and directs the listener to experienced witnesses.