LessonsLexical Polysemy and Wordplay — Applied Study of Ten MaqāmātQuiz

وَأُولِي مَرَافِقِي مَرَافِقِي
I give those who accompany me the benefits and conveniences I possess.

The first marāfiqī denotes the speaker’s companions; the second his conveniences or benefits. The repeated written form is economical because the giving verb assigns distinct roles to its objects.

Ūlī means “I grant” or “I furnish.” It requires both a recipient and something given. That grammatical expectation disambiguates the two words more reliably than surface similarity.

Semantic distinction exercise
What is the meaning of the second marāfiqī?

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Marāfiqī twice with different roles

Lexical Polysemy and Wordplay — Applied Study of Ten Maqāmāt

وَأُولِي مَرَافِقِي مَرَافِقِي
I give those who accompany me the benefits and conveniences I possess.

The first marāfiqī denotes the speaker’s companions; the second his conveniences or benefits. The repeated written form is economical because the giving verb assigns distinct roles to its objects.

Ūlī means “I grant” or “I furnish.” It requires both a recipient and something given. That grammatical expectation disambiguates the two words more reliably than surface similarity.

Semantic distinction exercise
What is the meaning of the second marāfiqī?