اصْطِبَارendurance

Example sentences

• يغتفر ملاح سفينتها إلى جذفٍ واصطبار،

  Its sailor overlooks the world, rowing with patience and endurance,

  وَاصْطِبَارٍ — and endurance. The 'wa-' adds 'endurance' alongside 'rowing' as a second goal, so it stays in the genitive matching its partner. Coordinated nouns share the case of the one before them.

  From: Preferring the Hereafter →

• يُغْتَفَرُ أَمْلَاحُ سَفِينَتِها إِلَى جَذْفٍ وَاصْطِبَارٍ،

  The sailor of its ship will be forgiven for his rowing and his steadfast endurance.

  وَاصْطِبَارٍ — and steadfast endurance. The connector wa- ('and') fused onto an action-noun, coordinating it with the rowing as a second forgiven thing — 'and endurance'. Because the earlier preposition governs both coordinated items, this one also carries the genitive ending. The wa- simply adds it to the list rather than starting a new thought.

  From: This World Is Short →