LessonsʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with BadalQuiz

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ وَعَمْرٌو.
“Zayd and ʿAmr came.” «عَمْرٌو» is coordinated by wāw; a second person is mentioned.

جَاءَ أَبُو حَفْصٍ عُمَرُ.
“Abū Ḥafṣ, namely ʿUmar, came.” «عُمَرُ» clarifies the same person without a conjunction.

The term ʿaṭf al-bayān does not require a wāw.

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Coordination versus explanatory apposition

ʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with Badal

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ وَعَمْرٌو.
“Zayd and ʿAmr came.” «عَمْرٌو» is coordinated by wāw; a second person is mentioned.

جَاءَ أَبُو حَفْصٍ عُمَرُ.
“Abū Ḥafṣ, namely ʿUmar, came.” «عُمَرُ» clarifies the same person without a conjunction.

The term ʿaṭf al-bayān does not require a wāw.