LessonsAl-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic PositionsQuiz

كَمْ غُلَامًا مَلَكْتَ؟ — How many servants did you own?
كَمْ: fronted direct object, in the accusative position.
غُلَامًا: accusative tamyīz identifying what is counted.
مَلَكْتَ: past verb and second-person subject.

The governing verb here means “possessed or owned.” The case pattern matches «كَمْ رَجُلًا ضَرَبْتَ».

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Kam as object of malaka

Al-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic Positions

كَمْ غُلَامًا مَلَكْتَ؟ — How many servants did you own?
كَمْ: fronted direct object, in the accusative position.
غُلَامًا: accusative tamyīz identifying what is counted.
مَلَكْتَ: past verb and second-person subject.

The governing verb here means “possessed or owned.” The case pattern matches «كَمْ رَجُلًا ضَرَبْتَ».