Glossary: optative كان
| Language | Greek | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Lexeme | optative | كان |
| Root / Stem | k w n – – / I | |
| Part of Speech | – | verb |
| Expression | ποιοῖτο | in kāna ... yaʿmilu |
| Annotation | – | – |
| Quotation | ὁμοίως δὲ κἂν εἴ τις ἅπαντα τὰ μέτρα μιγνύων ποιοῖτο τὴν μίμησιν καθάπερ Χαιρήμων ἐποίησε | wa-ka-ḏālika in kāna l-insānu yaʿmalu l-ḥikāyata wa-l-tašbīha ʿinda mā yaḫliṭu ǧamīʿa l-awzāni ka-mā kāna yaʿmalu Ḫāramīn |
| Reference | Arist. Poet. 1, 1447b20 | 222.4 |
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