فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
So grant the disbelievers respite; give them a little respite. (At-Tariq 86:17)
Famahhil and amhilhum both command the granting of respite. The second does not introduce a separate subject: it reinforces the instruction and ruwaydan specifies the short interval.
Morphology: Mahhil is an imperative of Form II, while amhil is from Form IV. Their related meaning, repeated through distinct forms, lends force and attention to the instruction.
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Al-Wasl wa-l-Fasl: Rhetoric of Joining and Separating Sentences
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
So grant the disbelievers respite; give them a little respite. (At-Tariq 86:17)
Famahhil and amhilhum both command the granting of respite. The second does not introduce a separate subject: it reinforces the instruction and ruwaydan specifies the short interval.
Morphology: Mahhil is an imperative of Form II, while amhil is from Form IV. Their related meaning, repeated through distinct forms, lends force and attention to the instruction.