مَحْمِلbearing

Example sentences

• يُحسنُ الظنَّ بمخالفه، فيُفسِّر كلامَه على أفضلِ محاملِه ما دام يحتمل، ويُفرّق بين نقضِ القولِ وإهانةِ القائل

  He thinks well of his opponent, interpreting his words in the best possible light as long as they can bear it, and distinguishes between refuting the statement and insulting the speaker.

  مَحَامِلِهِ — possible light. A broken plural, 'its bearings / possible interpretations,' in the -i form, owned in 'the best of its bearings,' with 'its' for the words. Among all the ways the words could be taken, he chooses the kindest.

  From: Mercy in Disagreement →