Re: Sisters of kaana...asbaHaa, adHaa, zalla, amsaa, baataa

qureshna@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Dear Group Members, 'assalaamu 'alaikum!
>
> A verb like asbaHaa is usually given the meaning "to become".
>
> e.g. asbaHaa Zaid(un) mariiDan= Zaid became ill.

 'aSbaHa

>
> However, I have read in a classical Arabic grammar book that originally
> "asbaHaa" meant " to be in the morning"..."adHaa" =to be in the
> forenoon..."zalla" = to be during the day..."amsaa" = to be in the
> evening..."baata"= to spend the night etc...
>
> So, my question is this. In the sentence above, what meaning would have
> an Arab taken in Classical Arabic period?


the meaning ws genralized very early in classcial arabic. dunno when.

>
> I would appreciate very much a clarification on the meaning of this and
> other verbs cited, in the Classical period.
> 
> Naseer