قَطْعًاcertainly

Example sentences

• وهذا للانسان قطعًا لا للماء

  And this is clearly for the human, not for the water.

  قَطْعًا — clearly. This noun 'cutting/definitely' is in the object-style ending used adverbially, 'decisively/for certain'. Arabic puts such a noun in the object ending to work as an emphasizing adverb, stressing that the reference is beyond doubt.

  From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →

• فَمَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ مُشْرِكًا فَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ قَطْعًا،

  So whoever associates partners with Allah and then dies as a polytheist, he is certainly among the companions of the Fire.

  قَطْعًا — certainly. A bare indefinite noun used adverbially, 'certainly', reinforcing the verdict. Its special ending marks it as an adverb stressing how sure the outcome is.

  From: The Sin of Idolatry →