سَمًّاexalted

Example sentences

• وَبِالدَّوَاءِ سَمًّا وَبِالسَّبِيلِ الوَاضِحِ جَرْدًا مُضِلًّا

  And by the remedy he was exalted, and by the clear path he stripped them bare and led them astray.

  سَمًّا — poison. An indefinite noun in the accusative shape, sitting as the object turned into by the action, the remedy made into poison. The bare accusative ending carries this 'turned it into X' role without a helper word.

  From: Finding the Prophet's Way →