أَرْضَىfavored

Example sentences

• لَا يَقْصِدُونَ مَا يُرْضِي الرَّبَّ وَيُحِبُّهُ

  They do not intend what pleases the Lord and what He loves.

  يُرْضِي — pleases. A present-tense verb in a causative 'make-X-happen' pattern, meaning 'pleases', and it takes a direct object. Its hidden subject is the 'what' from before, so 'what pleases the Lord'. The derived pattern is what turns the root into a 'cause to be pleased' sense.

  From: Trust and Piety →

• وَهُوَ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا أَرْضَى فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ لَهُ فِي حَيَّاتِهِ ثُلْثَيَ مَالِهِ

  And he favored one of them, so he intended to give him two-thirds of his wealth during his lifetime.

  ارضى — he favored. A comparative describing word 'more pleasing/favored', stating that one son ranked higher in the father's regard. The comparative shape sets up an implicit 'more than the other'.

  From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →