Lesson 68 · اِحْتِرَامًا
Why? “Out of respect”: one word for the reason
A verbal noun ending in ـًا after a verb can give the reason for the action: قُمْتُ احْتِرَامًا لِلْمُعَلِّمِ (I stood up out of respect for the teacher). It answers لِمَاذَا؟ (why?). It is called الْمَفْعُولُ لِأَجْلِهِ.
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Examples
قُمْتُ احْتِرَامًا لِلْمُعَلِّمِqumtu-ḥtiraaman lil-muʿallimiI stood up out of respect for the teacher.
سَافَرَ طَلَبًا لِلْعِلْمِsaafara ṭalaban lil-ʿilmiHe travelled to seek knowledge.
بَكَى الطِّفْلُ خَوْفًاbakaa ṭ-ṭiflu khawfanThe child cried out of fear.
أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ حُبًّا لِلْقُرْآنِataʿallamu l-ʿarabiyyata ḥubban lil-qur’aaniI learn Arabic out of love for the Quran.
صُمْتُ رَغْبَةً فِي الْأَجْرِṣumtu raghbatan fil-ajriI fasted hoping for the reward.
سَكَتُّ أَدَبًاsakattu adabanI kept quiet out of politeness.
Key points
- It is usually a feeling or an aim: حُبًّا out of love · خَوْفًا out of fear · طَلَبًا seeking · رَغْبَةً hoping for · أَدَبًا out of politeness.
- The same idea with لِـ (lesson 53): سَافَرَ طَلَبًا لِلْعِلْمِ = سَافَرَ لِطَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ (he travelled to seek knowledge).
- Don’t mix it up with lesson 67: فَرِحْتُ فَرَحًا repeats the verb’s own noun; بَكَى خَوْفًا (he cried out of fear) uses a different noun to give the reason.
Practice
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Say “I came out of love for you.”
جِئْتُ حُبًّا لَكَ ji’tu ḥubban laka
Say “He ran out of fear.”
جَرَى خَوْفًا jaraa khawfan
Say سَافَرَ طَلَبًا لِلْعِلْمِ with لِـ instead.
سَافَرَ لِطَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ saafara li-ṭalabi l-ʿilmi