LessonsImruʾ al-Qays: Address to Fāṭimah, Parting, and the Arrows of the Eyes (Verses 19–22)Quiz

Anna is a particle of emphasis and accusative government. Ḥubbaki is its accusative subject (ism anna), while qātilī functions as its predicate. The feminine possessive suffix relates love to the beloved; the first-person suffix identifies the sufferer.

Qātil is an active participle from the root q-t-l, literally “killer.” Its poetic use describes overwhelming distress and emotional pain, not a documented physical death.

ElementSyntactic role
AnnaEmphatic accusative particle
ḤubbakiNoun of anna; accusative and in construct
QātilīPredicate of anna; active participle with “me” suffix

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Anna ḥubbaki qātilī: syntax and meaning

Imruʾ al-Qays: Address to Fāṭimah, Parting, and the Arrows of the Eyes (Verses 19–22)

Anna is a particle of emphasis and accusative government. Ḥubbaki is its accusative subject (ism anna), while qātilī functions as its predicate. The feminine possessive suffix relates love to the beloved; the first-person suffix identifies the sufferer.

Qātil is an active participle from the root q-t-l, literally “killer.” Its poetic use describes overwhelming distress and emotional pain, not a documented physical death.

ElementSyntactic role
AnnaEmphatic accusative particle
ḤubbakiNoun of anna; accusative and in construct
QātilīPredicate of anna; active participle with “me” suffix