طَمَعَcoveted

Example sentences

• وَطَمَعٌ فِيهِ الشَّيْطَانُ ،

  And Satan coveted him.

  وَطَمَعٌ — and coveted. The opening 'wa-' coordinates this clause with the surrounding chain of misfortunes. The core is a verbal noun, the name of the act of coveting used in place of a finished verb, a compact way Arabic continues a sequence; English unpacks it into 'and Satan coveted'.

  From: Sincerity in Prophetic Knowledge →

• وَمَنْ عَزَّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّبْرُ طَمَعَ فِيهِ عَدُوُّهُ

  And whoever finds patience hard, his enemy will take advantage of him.

  طَمَعَ — will take advantage. A past-tense verb 'coveted / took advantage', the result clause of the rule. Its subject is named next, and it pairs with the 'in him' phrase that follows.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →