أُرِيدُI intend

Example sentences

• قَالَ لَا، مَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجُوزَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَّا قَرِيبًا

  He said, "No; I do not intend to go with them except nearby."

  أُرِيدُ — I intend. A first-person present verb of wanting/intending, with 'I' inside. It heads toward a goal-clause introduced by the 'to' particle next.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• لَبِثْتُ سَنَةً وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ

  I waited for a year, wanting to ask Umar.

  أُرِيدُ — I want. Present-tense verb 'I want' with the 'I' subject built into its prefix; inside the background clause it gives the speaker's ongoing intention. It then takes a goal-clause as what is wanted.

  From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →