لَيْتَ / هَلَّا
Would that / Why not (do it)?
A wish expresses the speaker’s desire for a state; exhortation calls on the addressee to act. Both belong to requesting inshāʾ, but their target and their interpersonal force differ.
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Wishing versus exhortation
Inshāʾ and Tamannī: Requests, Wishing, Exhortation, and Reproach
لَيْتَ / هَلَّا
Would that / Why not (do it)?
A wish expresses the speaker’s desire for a state; exhortation calls on the addressee to act. Both belong to requesting inshāʾ, but their target and their interpersonal force differ.