LessonsTanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One NounQuiz

The book attributes a particular restriction to al-Farrāʾ: in patterns 1 and 3 he does not permit the second verb to govern.

Pattern 1: both seek the noun as subject. Pattern 3: first seeks subject, second object.

Do not generalize his restriction to every Kufan grammarian or every pattern.

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Al-Farrāʾ’s Specific Restriction

Tanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One Noun

The book attributes a particular restriction to al-Farrāʾ: in patterns 1 and 3 he does not permit the second verb to govern.

Pattern 1: both seek the noun as subject. Pattern 3: first seeks subject, second object.

Do not generalize his restriction to every Kufan grammarian or every pattern.