Meaning depends on construction and subject matter. In a sale or exchange, the textbook allows ala to function like ba, expressing the price or countervalue.
«بعت هذا على ألف»
I sold this for one thousand.
The point here is not an unrelated prior debt; the clause specifies the consideration in a sale. Context supports reading ala as “for” or “in exchange for.” The legal setting helps determine the intended sense.
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Particles of Meaning: Aw, Hatta, Ila, Ala, Fi and Ba
Meaning depends on construction and subject matter. In a sale or exchange, the textbook allows ala to function like ba, expressing the price or countervalue.
«بعت هذا على ألف»
I sold this for one thousand.
The point here is not an unrelated prior debt; the clause specifies the consideration in a sale. Context supports reading ala as “for” or “in exchange for.” The legal setting helps determine the intended sense.