LessonsAl-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic PositionsQuiz

وَ«غُلَامَ كَمْ رَجُلًا ضَرَبْتَ» وَ«مَالَ كَمْ رَجُلٍ سَلَبْتَ».
Translation: And constructions such as “The servant of how many men did you strike?” and “How many men’s wealth did you seize!”

غُلَامَ / مَالَ are fronted objects and the first elements of iḍāfah. Kam occupies the genitive position as their muḍāf ilayh. «رَجُلًا/رَجُلٍ» remains the tamyīz of kam, not the genitive complement of the head noun.

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Kam as muḍāf ilayh

Al-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic Positions

وَ«غُلَامَ كَمْ رَجُلًا ضَرَبْتَ» وَ«مَالَ كَمْ رَجُلٍ سَلَبْتَ».
Translation: And constructions such as “The servant of how many men did you strike?” and “How many men’s wealth did you seize!”

غُلَامَ / مَالَ are fronted objects and the first elements of iḍāfah. Kam occupies the genitive position as their muḍāf ilayh. «رَجُلًا/رَجُلٍ» remains the tamyīz of kam, not the genitive complement of the head noun.