FormSense and grammar
تَحَمَّلْنَFeminine plural perfect: departed
جَعَلْنَFeminine plural perfect: placed to a side
بَكَرْنَFeminine plural perfect: set out early
وَرَدْنَFeminine plural perfect: reached water
جَزَعْنَهُFeminine plural perfect: crossed it
The repeated feminine plural suffix keeps the travelling women as principal agents; each verb adds a new stage to the itinerary.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: The Departing Caravan, Travel Imagery and Similes (Verses 7–15)
FormSense and grammar
تَحَمَّلْنَFeminine plural perfect: departed
جَعَلْنَFeminine plural perfect: placed to a side
بَكَرْنَFeminine plural perfect: set out early
وَرَدْنَFeminine plural perfect: reached water
جَزَعْنَهُFeminine plural perfect: crossed it
The repeated feminine plural suffix keeps the travelling women as principal agents; each verb adds a new stage to the itinerary.