فَوْقabove

Example sentences

• وَإِن المدل لَا يصعد عمله فَوق رَأسه

  Indeed, the boastful person's deeds do not rise above his head.

  فَوْقَ — above. This 'above', an adverb fixed in the accusative, itself governs the following noun in the genitive. It measures the (failed) height: not even 'above his head'.

  From: Contentment with What God Wills →

• ما تحفظه يبنيك طابقًا فوق طابق

  What you memorize builds you up, floor upon floor.

  فَوْقَ — upon. 'above / on top of,' in the -a form, heading an 'of' pair with 'a storey.' 'Storey upon storey' — each layer of memory atop the last.

  From: Retaining the Quran →

• أحدها أنه تعالى فوق خلقه كلهم

  One of them is that He, exalted be He, is above all His creation.

  فَوْقَ — is above. A place-word 'above', functioning as the predicate of the verbless clause, 'He is above...'. Arabic states such 'X is above Y' relations with no word for 'is' and uses this word's governed form to link it to what follows.

  From: God's Eternal Word →