Morphology and key roots across the passage

ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād: Ruins, Love for ʿAblah and Tribal Conflict (verses 1–11)

WordRoot / formMeaning hereTawahhumw-h-m, verbal noun of Form VConjectureTakallamīk-l-m, feminine imperativeSpeak!Taqādamaq-d-m, Form VIBecame distant in timeAzmaʿtiz-m-ʿ, Form IV, feminine pastYou resolvedZummatz-m-m, passive pastWere prepared

Morphology and context must be read together: a form’s general dictionary equivalent may not be the best translation in a classical poem.