LessonsSeven Semantic Functions of Form VI (Tafāʿul): Reciprocity, Multiplicity, Pretence, Response, Equivalence, and Independent UsesQuiz

For takaththur, the book adds an important qualification: multiplicity belongs to the agents issuing the act, not necessarily to the number of times the act occurs.
تَرَافَعَا شَيْئًا
Translation: The two jointly lifted an object.
Two people are involved in lifting one thing. The example does not say they lifted it repeatedly. Distinguish a plurality of actors from repeated occurrence of the same event.

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Function 2: Multiplicity of Actors

Seven Semantic Functions of Form VI (Tafāʿul): Reciprocity, Multiplicity, Pretence, Response, Equivalence, and Independent Uses

For takaththur, the book adds an important qualification: multiplicity belongs to the agents issuing the act, not necessarily to the number of times the act occurs.
تَرَافَعَا شَيْئًا
Translation: The two jointly lifted an object.
Two people are involved in lifting one thing. The example does not say they lifted it repeatedly. Distinguish a plurality of actors from repeated occurrence of the same event.