LessonsInshāʾ: Requestive and Non-requestive Forms, Imperative Constructions and Rhetorical FunctionsQuiz

سَعْيًا فِي الْخَيْرِ
Strive in doing good.

Here “سَعْيًا” is a verbal noun (maṣdar) used in place of an imperative verb. The sense presupposes a verb such as “اسْعَ سَعْيًا فِي الْخَيْرِ.”

سَعْيًا: an accusative verbal noun representing the omitted governing verb.
فِي الْخَيْرِ: a prepositional phrase specifying the field of striving.

This construction foregrounds the action itself. In context it should not be reduced to a fragmentary nominal description: the intended force is an exhortation to act.

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Fourth form: a maṣdar in place of a command

Inshāʾ: Requestive and Non-requestive Forms, Imperative Constructions and Rhetorical Functions

سَعْيًا فِي الْخَيْرِ
Strive in doing good.

Here “سَعْيًا” is a verbal noun (maṣdar) used in place of an imperative verb. The sense presupposes a verb such as “اسْعَ سَعْيًا فِي الْخَيْرِ.”

سَعْيًا: an accusative verbal noun representing the omitted governing verb.
فِي الْخَيْرِ: a prepositional phrase specifying the field of striving.

This construction foregrounds the action itself. In context it should not be reduced to a fragmentary nominal description: the intended force is an exhortation to act.