نَيْلattainment in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَيَحُثُّ عَلَى نَيْلِ الشَّهَوَاتِ عَاجِلا

  It urges the immediate attainment of desires.

  نَيْلِ — attainment. First half of a possessive pair, 'the attaining of...', in the genitive after 'on'; it hands its 'the' to the noun that completes it.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• فَيُلْقِي نَفْسَهُ فِي الْمَهَالِكِ لِنَيْلِ مَا يَقْتَضِيهِ تَعَوُّدُهُ

  So he throws himself into danger to obtain what his habit demands.

  لِنَيْلِ — to obtain. A purpose li- ('in order to') governing a noun, 'the getting of'; genitive, opening a possessive pair. Arabic says 'in order to obtain' with li- plus a noun, not a 'to'-verb.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →