LessonsThe Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and IḍāfahQuiz

ضَرَبْتُ ضَرْبًا عَمْرًا.
I struck ʿAmr indeed. Ḍarban is an absolute object reinforcing ḍarabtu. ʿAmran is governed by the preceding verb, not by the absolute-object maṣdar.

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The Absolute Object Exception

The Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and Iḍāfah

ضَرَبْتُ ضَرْبًا عَمْرًا.
I struck ʿAmr indeed. Ḍarban is an absolute object reinforcing ḍarabtu. ʿAmran is governed by the preceding verb, not by the absolute-object maṣdar.