The descriptive expressions ṣuhābiyyah, mūjadah, baʿīdah, and mawwārah combine distinct qualities of the same animal. Their linked nouns—al-ʿuthnūn, al-qarā, al-rijl, and al-yad—identify the anatomical location or movement of each quality.
The intensified form mawwārah reinforces frequent or vigorous motion. A useful reading sequence is colour → back → hind leg → foreleg. It shows how the poet expands from a local visual feature to the motion of the whole mount.
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Ṭarafah: The She-Camel’s Strength, Movement, and Similes (Verses 24–29)
The descriptive expressions ṣuhābiyyah, mūjadah, baʿīdah, and mawwārah combine distinct qualities of the same animal. Their linked nouns—al-ʿuthnūn, al-qarā, al-rijl, and al-yad—identify the anatomical location or movement of each quality.
The intensified form mawwārah reinforces frequent or vigorous motion. A useful reading sequence is colour → back → hind leg → foreleg. It shows how the poet expands from a local visual feature to the motion of the whole mount.