LessonsThe Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-MuṭlaqQuiz

وَقَدْ يُحْذَفُ فِعْلُهُ؛ لِقِيَامِ قَرِينَةٍ جَوَازًا، كَقَوْلِكَ لِلْقَادِمِ: «خَيْرَ مَقْدَمٍ».
Translation: Its governing verb may optionally be omitted when context supplies an adequate clue; the example is a welcoming expression addressed to an arriving person.

A contextual clue (qarīna) makes the unspoken action recoverable: the listener has just arrived and is being welcomed.

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Optional Omission of the Verb

The Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-Muṭlaq

وَقَدْ يُحْذَفُ فِعْلُهُ؛ لِقِيَامِ قَرِينَةٍ جَوَازًا، كَقَوْلِكَ لِلْقَادِمِ: «خَيْرَ مَقْدَمٍ».
Translation: Its governing verb may optionally be omitted when context supplies an adequate clue; the example is a welcoming expression addressed to an arriving person.

A contextual clue (qarīna) makes the unspoken action recoverable: the listener has just arrived and is being welcomed.