صَفْقَةhandshake

Example sentences

• ومن بايع إماماً فأعطاه صفقة يده، وثمرة قلبه، فليطعه إن استطاع،

  And whoever gives allegiance to an Imam, giving him a handshake and sincerity of his heart, let him obey him if he is able,

  صَفْقَةَ — a handshake. This noun, 'the clasp/deal of', is the object of 'gave' and the first half of a pairing with 'his hand' that follows, 'the clasp of his hand'. The two nouns sit side by side to mean 'of', with no linking word; the whole stands for a handshake sealing the pledge.

  From: A Prophet Warns His People →

• لَكَانَتْ صَفْقَةٌ رَابِحَةً، وَالْوَجْهَةُ الْمُفَلِّجَةُ النَّاجِحَةُ

  It would have been a winning deal, and the fortunate, successful destination.

  صَفْقَةٌ — a deal. An indefinite noun (carrying the -un tanwin, not al-) that is the subject of the 'would have been' verb. Its nominative ending marks it as the doer-of-being, and its indefiniteness presents the deal as something newly raised.

  From: Public Preaching →