Which statement correctly explains the aspect “Wishing for the unlikely possible” in the example “لَيْتَ لِي مَالًا فَأَتَصَدَّقَ”?
Inshāʾ and Tamannī: Requests, Wishing, Exhortation, and Reproach
- Wishing for the unlikely possible — Would that I had wealth so I could give charity.
- Literal versus transferred force — Would that / whether / if.
- Laʿalla and a subsequent subjunctive — Perhaps I may perform pilgrimage and then visit you.
- Report versus performative — Zayd is standing / Stand up.