أَشَارَindicate

Example sentences

• فَإِنَّهُ سَيُشِيرُ عَلَيْهِ بِالنَّظَرِ فِي الْمَصَالِحِ الآجِلَةِ

  For it will guide him to consider long-term benefits.

  سَيُشِيرُ — will guide. Present-tense verb with the future marker sa- glued to its front; 'it' is built in. Arabic shows the future with this prefix, not a separate word like English 'will'.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى لِسَانه وَقَالَ تَدْمَع الْعين ويحزن الْقلب وَلَا نقُول إِلَّا مَا يرضى الرب

  And he pointed with his hand to his tongue and said, 'The eye sheds tears, and the heart grieves, but we do not say except what pleases the Lord.'

  أَشَارَ — he pointed. Past-tense verb, 'he pointed', with its 'he' built in. It opens the action of the scene; no separate subject word is needed.

  From: Patience in Hard Times →