LessonsAsmāʾ al-Afʿāl — Definition, Uses and ParsingQuiz

«أَمْهِلْ زَيْدًا» means 'give Zayd time'.
The transitive verb «أَمْهِلْ» takes a direct object. «رُوَيْدَ» can govern an object because it conveys this meaning.
Zayd is not the doer: the implied addressee is.

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Why Zayd Is Accusative

Asmāʾ al-Afʿāl — Definition, Uses and Parsing

«أَمْهِلْ زَيْدًا» means 'give Zayd time'.
The transitive verb «أَمْهِلْ» takes a direct object. «رُوَيْدَ» can govern an object because it conveys this meaning.
Zayd is not the doer: the implied addressee is.