Abstract
Asmāʾ al-fiʿl (also called asmāʾ al-afʿāl and asmāʾ li-l-fiʿl) are a heterogeneous category of interjections that convey meanings equivalent to those of certain (mostly imperative) verbs. Arab grammarians consider asmāʾ al-fiʿl nouns. This article deals with Arab grammarians’ views regarding three issues related to asmāʾ al-fiʿl: limitations on their use, the purpose of replacing verbs with them, and the function of tanwīn in them. Keywords: asmāʾ al-fiʿl, interjections, emphasis, tanwīn, definiteness.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | pp. 189-217 (English section) |
| Journal | Al-Karmil: Studies in Arabic language and literature |
| Volume | 42 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
IHP Publications
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- Arabic language -- Inflection
- Definiteness (Linguistics)
- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Interjections