صُورَةِform of in Arabic

Example sentences

• فَأَتَاهُمْ مَلَكٌ فِي صُورَةِ آدَمِيٍّ

  Then an angel came to them in the form of a human.

  صورَةِ — form of. This noun is the first half of an 'of' pairing ('form of...') and also the object of the preceding preposition. As the leading term of such a pair it gives up its own 'the' and draws its definiteness from the word that follows, which is how Arabic links two nouns into a single 'the form of X' unit without a separate 'of'.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →

• فِي صُورَةِ أَعْرَابِيٍّ وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ

  In the form of an Arab, and he asked him about Islam, he said:

  صُورَةِ — form of. A noun 'form/likeness' opening a possessive pair, governed by 'in' into the genitive. As owner-side it leads into 'form of an Arab', taking the following word as what the form belongs to.

  From: Faith and Worship →