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

جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَالِمُ — adjective: a quality.

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ نَفْسُهُ — emphasis: the very person.

جَاءَ أَخُوكَ خَالِدٌ — explanatory apposition: identity.

جَاءَنِي أَخُوكَ زَيْدٌ — a badal analysis is possible when Zayd is the primary intended participant.

Identify a follower by its semantic work, not only the case ending.

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Four follower-types compared

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

جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَالِمُ — adjective: a quality.

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ نَفْسُهُ — emphasis: the very person.

جَاءَ أَخُوكَ خَالِدٌ — explanatory apposition: identity.

جَاءَنِي أَخُوكَ زَيْدٌ — a badal analysis is possible when Zayd is the primary intended participant.

Identify a follower by its semantic work, not only the case ending.