صِفَةٌattribute

Example sentences

• وتعرّف رب الْعِزَّة إِلَى المحبين بأسمائه وَصِفَاته

  And the Lord of Majesty introduced Himself to the lovers through His names and attributes.

  وَصِفَاتِهِ — and attributes. 'And' plus a sound feminine plural 'attributes' with '-hi' (His) attached, parallel genitive — 'and His attributes'. The names and attributes by which He makes Himself known.

  From: Overcoming Desire →

• وبصفاته وبالقدر،

  His attributes, and divine decree,

  وَبِصِفَاتِهِ — and with his attributes. Here the 'bi-' of 'faith in' is repeated for a fresh item — 'and in His attributes'. Re-stating the preposition keeps each major article of belief clearly its own. The noun is a sound feminine plural with attached 'His', in the genitive.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →

• والأصولي الذي أثبت بعض الصفات ونفى بعضها وتأول في أماكن يقولون متناقضا،

  And the theologian who affirms some attributes, denies others, and interprets in certain places, they call him contradictory.

  الصِّفَاتِ — attributes. Genitive completing 'some of the attributes', this is a sound feminine plural ('attributes') — God's qualities in theological debate. It is the owner closing the 'some-of' pairing, its ending set by that possessive bond.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →

• فَالْحَالَةُ الْعَامَّةُ أَنَّ الْقَلْبَ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى صِفَتِهِ مِنَ الْيَقَظَةِ عِنْدَ سَمْعِ الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَبَعْدِهَا؛

  Generally, the heart is not in a state of wakefulness when hearing an admonition and afterward.

  صِفَتِهِ — its description. This noun carries a 'its' owner ending and sits in the genitive after the preposition; the suffix points back to the heart, naming the heart's own proper condition.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →