رُؤُوسُheads

Example sentences

• فَإِذَا بِثَلَاثَةِ نَفَرٍ قُعَّادٍ رُؤُوسُهُمْ فِي مُرَقَّعَاتِهِمْ

  Then three people were sitting with their heads in their cloaks.

  رُؤُوسُهُمْ — their heads. A plural noun ('heads') with '-hum' ('their') fused onto the end, so one word means 'their heads'. The '-hum' reaches back to the three people, and the whole phrase starts a mini-sentence inside the larger one: their heads were down in their cloaks.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →

• أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ

  Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?

  رُؤُوس — heads. This is a plural noun, 'heads', used figuratively for chiefs, heading an 'X of Y' pair completed by the next word so it owns 'the people'. It is also the subject of the closing 'where are...' question. The following genitive noun names whose heads.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →

• نَادَوْا أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ

  They shouted, "Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people?"

  رُؤُوس — leaders. This is a plural noun, 'heads', used figuratively for chiefs, heading an 'X of Y' pair completed by the next word so it owns 'the people'. It is also the subject of this 'where are...' question. The following genitive noun names whose heads.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →