مَوْسُومَةُbranded

Example sentences

• وَالْخَيْلُ الْمَوْسُومَةُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ وَالْحَرْثَ فَلِلشَّهَوَاتِ حِيْلَةٍ غِيَارٍ،

  And the branded horses, the livestock, and the cultivated fields — desires have a deceitful device for substitution.

  الْمَوْسُومَةُ — the branded. Carries al- ('the') and is a passive-participle adjective — 'the branded' — describing the horses before it. Built from a verb, it names a state the horses are in, having been marked. As an adjective it trails its noun and matches its definiteness, which is why it too carries al-.

  From: This World Is Short →

• وَالْخَيْلُ الْمَوْسُومَةُ يَجُولُ بِهَا فِي حَلْبَةِ الْعَجَبِ الْمَغْوَارِ،

  And the branded horses, he ranges about on them in the arena of wondrous valor,

  الْمَوْسُومَةُ — the branded. Carries al- ('the') and is a passive-participle adjective — 'the branded' — built from a verb to describe a state the horses are in, having been marked. As an adjective it trails its noun and copies its definiteness and case. It singles out the prized, branded steeds.

  From: This World Is Short →