Arabic vocabulary
الْبَرْمَكِيِّal-Barmaki in Arabic
الْبَرْمَكِيِّ is how you say “al-Barmaki” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
لَمْ أَرَ أَبَرَّ مِنْ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْبَرْمَكِيِّ بِأَبِيهِ،
I have never seen anyone more dutiful to his father than al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki.
الْبَرْمَكِيِّ — al-Barmaki. This is a 'belonging-to-a-tribe/family' adjective, formed by adding a -iyy ending to a clan name to mean 'of the so-and-so family'. It rounds off the full name and stays in the genitive to agree with the names it describes. Arabic turns places, tribes, and families into such relational adjectives with this one suffix.
From: A Son Protecting His Father →
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