ضَفَّةٌbanks

Example sentences

• فَقل لَهُ اشرب مَا بَين ضفتي النَّهر أَو الْمَدّ

  Then say to him, 'Drink what is between the banks of the river or the tide.'

  ضِفَّتَيْ — the two banks of. 'difa' = 'bank'; the '-ay' ending marks the dual ('two banks') in a construct: 'the two banks of...'.

  From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →

• فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَك اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

  For he will say to you, 'Drink what is between the riverbanks.'

  الضِّفَّتَيْنِ — the riverbanks. 'al-' = 'the'; the '-ayn' ending marks the dual — 'the two banks'.

  From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →

• فَإِذا قَالَ لَك ذَلِك فَقل لَهُ احْبِسْ عني الْمَدّ حَتَّى اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

  Then if he says that to you, say to him: 'Hold back the tide from me until I drink what is between the riverbanks.'

  الضِّفَّتَيْنِ — the two riverbanks. 'al-' = 'the'; the '-ayn' ending marks the dual.

  From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →