LessonsAppendix to Faṣl and Waṣl: Circumstantial Clauses, Wāw and Pronominal LinkageQuiz

«والأصل الذي لا يعدل عنه ما لم تمس حاجة إلى زيادة الارتباط هو الضمير»
The primary link, not abandoned without need for additional connection, is the pronoun.

A pronoun provides a specific antecedent within the second clause. It identifies whose condition is being described. Wāw can add an explicit clause-level link, but it is not merely a mandatory substitute for every pronoun, nor does a pronoun necessarily have to be expressed in a separate word.

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The pronoun as the primary linking device

Appendix to Faṣl and Waṣl: Circumstantial Clauses, Wāw and Pronominal Linkage

«والأصل الذي لا يعدل عنه ما لم تمس حاجة إلى زيادة الارتباط هو الضمير»
The primary link, not abandoned without need for additional connection, is the pronoun.

A pronoun provides a specific antecedent within the second clause. It identifies whose condition is being described. Wāw can add an explicit clause-level link, but it is not merely a mandatory substitute for every pronoun, nor does a pronoun necessarily have to be expressed in a separate word.