جَوَّادٌgenerous in Arabic

Example sentences

• ولكنك فعلت ليقال جواد، فقد قيل، ثم أُمر به فسُحب على وجهه ثم ألقي في النار

  But you did it so that he would be called generous; so it was said. Then an order was issued about him; he was dragged on his face and then thrown into the fire.

  جَوَّادٌ — generous. An indefinite noun (no al- 'the') working as the content of what was hoped to be said - the label 'generous' people would pin on him. It functions as the predicate of the hidden 'he is', i.e. '[that he] is generous'. Being indefinite fits its role as a describing word applied to him rather than a specific named thing.

  From: Intentions on Judgment Day →