WordRoot/formSense in context
عَلِمْتُمْʿ-l-m, past 2nd pluralYou knew
ذُقْتُمْdh-w-q, past 2nd pluralYou experienced
تَبْعَثُوهَاb-ʿ-th, imperfect 2nd pluralYou revive it
تُرْضِعْr-ḍ-ʿ, form IV imperfectIt nurses
تَفْطِمِf-ṭ-m, imperfectIt weans
The shift in verbal subjects—from what people choose to do to what war then does—helps construct the sequence of responsibility and consequence.
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Zuhayr ibn Abī Sulmā: War, the Grinding Mill, and the She-Camel Metaphors (Verses 28–32)
WordRoot/formSense in context
عَلِمْتُمْʿ-l-m, past 2nd pluralYou knew
ذُقْتُمْdh-w-q, past 2nd pluralYou experienced
تَبْعَثُوهَاb-ʿ-th, imperfect 2nd pluralYou revive it
تُرْضِعْr-ḍ-ʿ, form IV imperfectIt nurses
تَفْطِمِf-ṭ-m, imperfectIt weans
The shift in verbal subjects—from what people choose to do to what war then does—helps construct the sequence of responsibility and consequence.