خَاصَّةٌelite

Example sentences

• يَنَهَلُونَ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ وَوَعْظِهِ وَتَذْكِيرِهِ خَاصَّتَهُمْ وَعَامَّتَهُمْ،

  Both the elite and the common people drew from his knowledge, his preaching, and his reminders,

  خَاصَّتَهُمْ — their elite. A noun for the elite or select few, with the 'their' suffix attached pointing back to the people. It stands in a deliberate pairing with the 'common folk' noun that follows: together they say 'both their elite and their commoners', i.e. everyone of every rank.

  From: Public Preaching →