لِلِّصِّfor the thief

Example sentences

• فلم يبق لِلِّصِّ إلا البيت الثالث، فهو الذي يَشُنُّ عليه الغارة

  So the thief is left with only the third house, which he launches an attack on.

  لِلِّصِّ — for the thief. 'Li-' (for/to) fused with 'the thief', governing the genitive — 'there remained for the thief…'. This 'li-' marks the one left holding something, the possessor in a statement of what is left.

  From: Repelling the Devil →