ثَوْبfabric

Example sentences

• المعصيةُ تُثقب ثوبَ العمل كما تفعل العُثّةُ بالقطن؛

  Sin pierces the garment of a deed like a moth does to cotton;

  ثَوْبَ — the fabric. 'the garment of', accusative object, head of an 'of' pairing with 'the deed' — a metaphor built as a possessive.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• فحاكت ثوب نسجها على منوال السّتْر

  And it wove its web as a covering curtain.

  ثَوْبَ — cloth. 'Garment / cloth', the object, accusative ('-a'), and first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the cloth of its weaving'. It owns the noun that follows.

  From: The Night of the Migration →