LessonsAl-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and TypesQuiz

Ḥāl: a circumstantial accusative expression, or a clause occupying the accusative slot.
Ṣāḥib al-ḥāl: the person or thing whose state is described.
ʿĀmil al-ḥāl: the verb or verbal meaning that governs the circumstance.

In «جَاءَ زَيْدٌ رَاكِبًا», Zayd is the referent, rākiban the ḥāl, and jāʾa the governor.

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Ḥāl, Ṣāḥib al-Ḥāl and ʿĀmil

Al-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and Types

Ḥāl: a circumstantial accusative expression, or a clause occupying the accusative slot.
Ṣāḥib al-ḥāl: the person or thing whose state is described.
ʿĀmil al-ḥāl: the verb or verbal meaning that governs the circumstance.

In «جَاءَ زَيْدٌ رَاكِبًا», Zayd is the referent, rākiban the ḥāl, and jāʾa the governor.