FormRoot and patternMeaningوَصَّالw-ṣ-l, faʿʿālOne who maintains ties readilyجَذَّامj-dh-m, faʿʿālOne who cuts off decisivelyحَبَائِلPlural of ḥabālahCords or metaphorical ties
The juxtaposition of two intensified opposites creates a seemingly contradictory self-portrait. The claim is not that he always keeps ties or always severs them, but that he chooses between the two.
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Labīd ibn Rabīʿah: Resolve, Nawār and Pre-Islamic Night Gatherings (Verses 54–61)
FormRoot and patternMeaningوَصَّالw-ṣ-l, faʿʿālOne who maintains ties readilyجَذَّامj-dh-m, faʿʿālOne who cuts off decisivelyحَبَائِلPlural of ḥabālahCords or metaphorical ties
The juxtaposition of two intensified opposites creates a seemingly contradictory self-portrait. The claim is not that he always keeps ties or always severs them, but that he chooses between the two.