بَلَدٍa land

Example sentences

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا فَقِيرًا خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ مَالًا فَصَدِّقْ،

  And if it is said to you that a poor man went to a land and gained money, then believe it.

  بلد — a land. A place noun, 'a land', in the 'of' (genitive) form because the preposition 'to' before it governs it. It names where he travelled to. Its case is set by that preposition.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ أَحْمَقَ خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ عَقْلًا فَلَا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is said to you that a fool went to a town and gained sense, then do not believe it.

  بَلَدٍ — a town. A place noun, 'a town', in the 'of' (genitive) form because the preposition 'to' governs it. It names where he went. Its case is set by that preposition.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →