LessonsBab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Intimacy, Invalidity and Compensation (Part II)Quiz

In man jamaʿa nasiyan, man introduces a general conditional construction, jamaʿa is a past-tense verb, and nasiyan is an accusative circumstantial qualifier (hal).

In ka-man jamaʿa ʿamidan, the prefix ka- expresses comparison, and ʿamidan is another hal. The parallel phrasing contrasts the states of forgetfulness and deliberate action.

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Arabic grammar: nasiyan and ʿamidan

Bab Jinayat al-Muhrim — Intimacy, Invalidity and Compensation (Part II)

In man jamaʿa nasiyan, man introduces a general conditional construction, jamaʿa is a past-tense verb, and nasiyan is an accusative circumstantial qualifier (hal).

In ka-man jamaʿa ʿamidan, the prefix ka- expresses comparison, and ʿamidan is another hal. The parallel phrasing contrasts the states of forgetfulness and deliberate action.