مُدَافَعَتِهِdefending his self

Example sentences

• وَقِلَّةً مَقْدِرَتِهِ عَلَى مُدَافَعَتِهِ

  And his lack of ability to defend his self.

  مُدَافَعَتِهِ — defending his self. An action-noun naming the act of 'defending', with a possessor 'his' fused on the end marking whose self is defended. Governed by the preceding preposition, it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending. Arabic often turns a whole 'to defend himself' idea into one such noun.

  From: The Four Inner Guards →