Coordination links two constituents with conjunctions such as wa, fa and thumma. «جاء زيدٌ وعمروٌ» may express simple combination, whereas «ثم» ordinarily adds temporal ordering with an interval.
“Fa” conveys succession with close following, while “thumma” expresses sequence with delay. The conjunction itself can refine how events are related.
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Al-Itlaq wa al-Taqyid: Rhetorical Functions of Unrestricted and Qualified Expression
Coordination links two constituents with conjunctions such as wa, fa and thumma. «جاء زيدٌ وعمروٌ» may express simple combination, whereas «ثم» ordinarily adds temporal ordering with an interval.
“Fa” conveys succession with close following, while “thumma” expresses sequence with delay. The conjunction itself can refine how events are related.