فِدًى a ransom in Arabic
فِدًى is how you say “a ransom” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِدًى لَهُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي،
Abu Bakr said, "May my father and mother be ransomed for him."
فِدًى a ransom
A noun used in a wish-formula, 'a ransom (be)', left indefinite and set in the accusative that such exclamatory pledges take. It opens the devotional 'may my father and mother be ransom for him', a fixed way of expressing total devotion.
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More example sentences
فَقُلْتُ فِدًى لَكَ أَبِيَ وَأُمِّيَ
So I said, "May my father and my mother be a ransom for you."
فِدًى may it be a ransom
A standing exclamatory noun used to offer oneself or one's family as a ransom, a fixed expression of devotion. It heads a wish rather than reporting a fact, so it reads as 'may they be a ransom' even with no explicit verb.