How does waw in “Khalid attended and Sa‘id left” differ from “Khalid and Sa‘id attended”?
Particles of Meaning: Waw, Fa, Thumma, Bal and Lakin
- The first joins two clauses; the second shares one predicate between two persons
- Both perform one identical act in the first
- The second necessarily puts Khalid first
- Waw establishes immediate succession in the first