How do the pronoun and circumstantial wāw differ in function?
Wāw with Nominal Circumstantial Clauses: Omission, Inclusion and Disputed Cases
- Both are individually obligatory in every nominal ḥāl
- Pronoun identifies the bearer; wāw makes circumstantial relation explicit
- Wāw identifies referent; pronoun only marks temporal relation
- Wāw and pronoun are fully interchangeable