Al-ʿuthnūn is the hair growing beneath the lower lip or chin. Ṣuhābiyyah conveys a reddish or tawny cast, so the description need not be applied indiscriminately to the whole animal. It qualifies the hair specified in the phrase.
Al-qarā is the back, while mūjadah conveys strength and firmness. Together the expressions distinguish appearance from capacity: colour is observed in one area, while bodily solidity belongs to the back.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Strength, Movement, and Similes (Verses 24–29)
Al-ʿuthnūn is the hair growing beneath the lower lip or chin. Ṣuhābiyyah conveys a reddish or tawny cast, so the description need not be applied indiscriminately to the whole animal. It qualifies the hair specified in the phrase.
Al-qarā is the back, while mūjadah conveys strength and firmness. Together the expressions distinguish appearance from capacity: colour is observed in one area, while bodily solidity belongs to the back.