What makes the restrictive meaning strong in “iyyāka naʿbudu”?
Supplementary Practice — Integrated Grammatical and Rhetorical Analysis of Arabic Texts
- Indefiniteness of iyyāka
- Fronting plus the devotional context
- Past tense of naʿbudu
- A complete pun
Supplementary Practice — Integrated Grammatical and Rhetorical Analysis of Arabic Texts