LessonsThe Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-MuṭlaqQuiz

رَعْيًا
Translation: May you be cared for and protected!
رَعْيًا: accusative maṣdar governed by an understood verb.
Expanded: رَعَاكَ اللَّهُ رَعْيًا; raʿā is the verb, -ka its object, Allah its subject, raʿyan its absolute object.

The omission is tied to conventional usage, not a universal permission to drop verbs.

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Raʿyan: A Prayer for Care

The Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-Muṭlaq

رَعْيًا
Translation: May you be cared for and protected!
رَعْيًا: accusative maṣdar governed by an understood verb.
Expanded: رَعَاكَ اللَّهُ رَعْيًا; raʿā is the verb, -ka its object, Allah its subject, raʿyan its absolute object.

The omission is tied to conventional usage, not a universal permission to drop verbs.