بَصْرِيٌّAl-Basri

Example sentences

• وقد قال الحسن البصري

  And Al-Hasan Al-Basri said:

  البَصْرِيُّ — Al-Basri. This is a belonging-adjective formed from a place name, meaning 'the one from Basra', built by adding a special ending that turns a place into a descriptor. It follows and describes the name before it, matching it in definiteness and in the subject case.

  From: While You Still Can →

• هو الحسن بن أبي الحسن البصري

  He is Al-Hasan, son of Abu al-Hasan al-Basri.

  البَصْرِيُّ — al-Basri. This is a place-derived descriptive name, 'the Basran', describing the man and agreeing with him in being definite. The 'the' and the -i ending together mark it as a belonging-to-Basra adjective used as part of his name.

  From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →