The Term al-fiʿl al-mutaʿaddī bi-ḥarf jarr (lit.“the verb which ‘passes over' through a preposition”) in Medieval Arabic Grammatical Tradition

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Abstract

Contrary to the categorization of verbs with regard to their taʿaddin which modern scholarship has customarily ascribed to the medieval Arab grammarians, the term al-fiʿl al-mutaʿaddī bi-ḥarf jarr is generally not regarded by these grammarians as a subcategory of al-fiʿl al-mutaʿaddī. Furthermore, Arab grammarians do not restrict the application of the term al-fiʿl al-mutaʿaddī bi-ḥarf jarr to constructions in which the prepopositions in question are governed; this has far-reaching repercussions on the notion of ẓarf. The grammarians’ conception of al-fiʿl al-mutaʿaddī bi-ḥarf jarr, surveyed in this article, is explained both against the backdrop of the early transformations the term taʿaddin underwent, and within the grammarians’ general theoretical framework.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-145
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

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