ImperativePast / rootMeaningاُدْنُدَنَا / د ن وCome closerكُلْأَكَلَ / أ ك لEatقُمْقَامَ / ق و مStand upقُلْقَالَ / ق و لSay
The brief forms also illustrate Arabic morphology: danā, qāma and qāla are weak verbs whose imperatives change visibly; the hamzah of akala is dropped in kul.
The command sequence progresses naturally from approach and eating to standing and speaking.
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The Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī
ImperativePast / rootMeaningاُدْنُدَنَا / د ن وCome closerكُلْأَكَلَ / أ ك لEatقُمْقَامَ / ق و مStand upقُلْقَالَ / ق و لSay
The brief forms also illustrate Arabic morphology: danā, qāma and qāla are weak verbs whose imperatives change visibly; the hamzah of akala is dropped in kul.
The command sequence progresses naturally from approach and eating to standing and speaking.