LessonsṬarafah: Tribal Gatherings, Song, Extravagance, and Isolation (Verses 47–54)Quiz

Taḥāmatnī is feminine singular past because its subject al-ʿashīrah is grammatically feminine; the suffix -nī is its first-person object. Kulluhā emphasizes the whole clan. Ufridtu is first-person singular passive past of form IV: “I was isolated.”

Ifrād al-baʿīr is a cognate accusative expression describing the manner of separation, comparable to a verbal noun used as an absolute object. The first clause names the avoiding collective; the passive second clause foregrounds what happened to the speaker.

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Taḥāmatnī and ufridtu: morphology and grammar

Ṭarafah: Tribal Gatherings, Song, Extravagance, and Isolation (Verses 47–54)

Taḥāmatnī is feminine singular past because its subject al-ʿashīrah is grammatically feminine; the suffix -nī is its first-person object. Kulluhā emphasizes the whole clan. Ufridtu is first-person singular passive past of form IV: “I was isolated.”

Ifrād al-baʿīr is a cognate accusative expression describing the manner of separation, comparable to a verbal noun used as an absolute object. The first clause names the avoiding collective; the passive second clause foregrounds what happened to the speaker.