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«وَأَوْدَى النَّاطِقُ وَالصَّامِتُ»
The speaking and silent forms of property alike were lost.

Here al-nāṭiq denotes livestock or creatures that make sounds, and al-ṣāmit indicates money, metal valuables or other inanimate property. Their literal contrast of sound and silence should be interpreted in the economic context of the speech.

ExpressionMeaning hereAl-nāṭiqLivestock or living assetsAl-ṣāmitCoin, metal and inanimate assets

The antonymic pair gives an inclusive picture: all classes of property have gone.

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Speaking and silent forms of wealth

The Dīnārī Maqāmah: A Stranger in a Literary Gathering

«وَأَوْدَى النَّاطِقُ وَالصَّامِتُ»
The speaking and silent forms of property alike were lost.

Here al-nāṭiq denotes livestock or creatures that make sounds, and al-ṣāmit indicates money, metal valuables or other inanimate property. Their literal contrast of sound and silence should be interpreted in the economic context of the speech.

ExpressionMeaning hereAl-nāṭiqLivestock or living assetsAl-ṣāmitCoin, metal and inanimate assets

The antonymic pair gives an inclusive picture: all classes of property have gone.