بُكَاءcry

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ لَهُ رجل إِنِّي أَكثر الْبكاء

  A man said to him, 'I cry often.'

  الْبُكَاءِ — weeping. An action-noun, 'weeping', standing as the object of 'I do much of'. Built from the verb 'to weep', it names the activity done in abundance: 'I weep a great deal'.

  From: Contentment with What God Wills →

• وكان الحسن دائم الحزن، كثير البكاء، مطالبا نفسه بالحقائق،

  Al-Hasan was constantly sorrowful, often weeping, demanding truths of himself,

  البُكَاءِ — weeping. This owner noun closes the 'much-of-weeping' pairing, so it carries the governed ending and stays definite. The pairing yields the quality 'frequent in weeping'.

  From: The Grandson's Noble Grief →