أَخْيَالillusion

Example sentences

• أخيال يعتري المبتدع أو جنون أو مس،

  Is it an illusion that afflicts the innovator, or madness or possession?

  أَخْيَالٌ — an illusion. The leading particle here is a question marker fused onto the noun, turning the line into 'is it an illusion?'. Arabic forms a yes-no question by prefixing this marker rather than by changing word order as English does, and the -un ending shows the noun is indefinite.

  From: God's Attributes →