الجَصّاصAl-Jassas

Example sentences

• قصة الجصاص مع ابن الفرات

  The Story of Al-Jassas with Ibn Al-Furat

  الجَصّاصِ — Al-Jassas. The owner closing 'the story of al-Jassas', a proper name placed right after the head-noun. As the owning member it sits in the genitive slot and lends its name's definiteness to the whole pairing.

  From: The Reward of Giving →

• كان الجصاص تاجرًا أحمق، فدخل على ابن الفرات الوزير،

  Al-Jassas was a foolish merchant who entered upon the minister Ibn Al-Furat.

  الجَصّاصُ — Al-Jassas. The subject of 'was', 'al-Jassas', named after the verb and so carrying the subject ending. He is the figure being introduced.

  From: The Reward of Giving →

• فخرج الجصاص مسرورًا، فلقي رجلاً فقال له من أين جئت بهذه الدراهم؟

  Al-Jassas went out happily and met a man who asked him: Where did you get this money from?

  الجَصّاصُ — Al-Jassas. A proper name acting as the doer of the verb before it, so it takes the -u subject ending. It identifies the 'he' that the verb already implied.

  From: The Reward of Giving →

• فقال الوزير أحسنت، اذهب فقد سبقك الجصاص إلى الجنة، فالقصر الذي اشتريته هو لصاحب الدار، فاذهب واقبضه منه

  The minister said: Well done, go, for Al-Jassas has preceded you to Paradise, and the palace you bought belongs to the owner of the house, so go and collect it from him.

  الجَصّاصُ — Al-Jassas. Names the doer of 'preceded' and so takes the -u subject ending, telling you who got ahead.

  From: The Reward of Giving →