غايةend/maximum

Example sentences

• وغايته أن يظفر في الأحايين منه بخَطْفَةٍ ونَهْبَةٍ تحصل له على غِرَّةٍ من العبد وغفلةٍ لابد له منها؛

  At most, he might occasionally manage a snatch or grab from him when the servant is caught off guard in an unavoidable moment of heedlessness;

  وَغَايَتُهُ — and his utmost. 'And' plus 'utmost limit' with '-hu' (his) attached, nominative as the topic — 'and the most he can manage is…'. The suffix points to the devil, framing his ceiling.

  From: Repelling the Devil →