What does kāʾin express in the silent-person maxim?
Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Mortality, Generosity, Self-Respect and Wisdom of Speech (Verses 53–62)
- One uniquely specified person
- A remote past verb
- An absolute universal negation
- Multiplicity: how many
Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: Mortality, Generosity, Self-Respect and Wisdom of Speech (Verses 53–62)