قَالَ الصَّبِيُّ: «غاق» — The boy imitated a crow.
قَالَ الرَّاعِي: «نخ» — The herdsman called to make a camel kneel.
The first aims at reproducing a sound; the second aims at directing an animal. Recognizing the intention avoids confusing the two categories.
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Al-Aṣwāt — Sound-words, Their Two Uses and Grammatical Analysis
قَالَ الصَّبِيُّ: «غاق» — The boy imitated a crow.
قَالَ الرَّاعِي: «نخ» — The herdsman called to make a camel kneel.
The first aims at reproducing a sound; the second aims at directing an animal. Recognizing the intention avoids confusing the two categories.