اللَّهْوِamusement

Example sentences

• الَّذِي قَطَعَ أَنْفَاسَهُ بِالْمُجُونِ وَاللَّهْوِ وَالْأَلْعَابِ

  who cut short his life through debauchery, amusement, and games

  وَاللَّهْوِ — and amusement. The 'wa-' tied to the front simply chains this noun onto the previous one, and because it joins an item governed by 'bi-', this noun inherits the same genitive ending and the same 'by means of' role without repeating the preposition.

  From: Three States of the Heart →

• فَقَدْ بَانَ مِمَّا ذَكَرْنَا أَنَّ نُفُوسَ الْعُلَمَاءِ تَسْرَحُ فِي مُبَاحِ اللَّهْوِ

  From what we mentioned, it has become clear that the hearts of the scholars roam in permissible amusements.

  اللَّهْوِ — amusements. The al- makes this definite, 'the' amusement, and it closes the 'permitted part of...' pairing as its owner. Sitting in the owned-by slot, it carries the genitive 'of' ending, locking the two words into 'the permitted amusement'.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →