طَائِفَةٌgroup

Example sentences

• كَمَا يَقع فِي بعض ذَلِك طَائِفَة من المتصوفة

  As happens with some groups of Sufis.

  طَائِفَةٌ — group. This is the actual doer of 'happens', and its clean ending marks it nominative as the subject — even though it lands late in the sentence. Arabic lets the verb come first and the subject follow.

  From: Worship God Alone →

• استحدثه طائفة من المشرقيين،

  Invented by a group of Easterners.

  طَائِفَةٌ — a group. 'a group, faction', nominative as the delayed subject of 'invented', indefinite.

  From: Misguided Methodology →

• فَإِذَا فَرَغُوا تَلَتْ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى عَلَى عَدَدِهِمْ آيَةً ثَانِيَةً،

  When they finished, another group recited a second verse according to their number.

  طَائِفَةٌ — a group. A feminine noun 'a group', the subject of the preceding 'recited', so it takes the subject-style ending. Its gender is why that verb is feminine. Being indefinite, it presents a fresh, different set of reciters taking their turn.

  From: Public Preaching →