مَجْلِسٌgathering

Example sentences

• الرافضي أَن يفر من مجْلِس ذكره

  The objector desires to escape from the gathering where he is mentioned.

  مَجْلِسِ — gathering. 'Sitting / assembly', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the gathering of his mention' — genitive after 'from'. It owns the noun that follows.

  From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →

• كَانَ الْوَزِيرُ ابْنُ يُوْنُسِ الْحَنَبَلِيُّ قَدْ عَقَدَ مَجْلِسًا لِلرُّكْنِ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلِيِّ،

  The minister Ibn Yunus al-Hanbali had convened a session for al-Rukn Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jili,

  مَجْلِسًا — a session. An indefinite noun 'a session' wearing the object-like ending, marking it as the direct object — the thing convened. Its bare, un-'the' ending leaves it 'a session', one not previously specified.

  From: An Exiled Scholar's Trials →