Why is abī genitive in abī lahab?
Supplementary Practice 23: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Masad and al-Ikhlāṣ
- It is the subject of tabbat and nominative by yāʾ
- It is an accusative adjective of lahab
- It complements yadā in construct and takes genitive yāʾ as a five-noun form
- It is a vocative after yā and carries tanwīn