LessonsInshāʾ (Non-Declarative Speech): Wishing, Questions, Commands and ProhibitionsQuiz

Laʿalla (لعل) usually expresses hope or apprehension, but in some contexts it introduces a desired result whose attainment is uncertain. Its uses should not all be reduced to firm expectation, nor should it always be equated with layta.

«لَعَلِّي أَحُجُّ فَأَزُورَكَ»
Perhaps I may perform the pilgrimage and then visit you.

Both actions are unrealized at the time of speaking. The subjunctive form after the coordinating fa can mark a desired consequence. For a rhetorical analysis, grammar must be read with the nature of the desired outcome and the speaker's communicative attitude.

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Laʿalla (لعل) and context-sensitive wishing

Inshāʾ (Non-Declarative Speech): Wishing, Questions, Commands and Prohibitions

Laʿalla (لعل) usually expresses hope or apprehension, but in some contexts it introduces a desired result whose attainment is uncertain. Its uses should not all be reduced to firm expectation, nor should it always be equated with layta.

«لَعَلِّي أَحُجُّ فَأَزُورَكَ»
Perhaps I may perform the pilgrimage and then visit you.

Both actions are unrealized at the time of speaking. The subjunctive form after the coordinating fa can mark a desired consequence. For a rhetorical analysis, grammar must be read with the nature of the desired outcome and the speaker's communicative attitude.