غَرِيزَةinstinct

Example sentences

• فَهُوَ غَرِيزَةً لَا يَنْفَعُهَا التَّأْدِيبُ،

  So it is an instinct that discipline does not benefit it.

  غَرِيزَةً — an instinct. This noun is the predicate identifying what the 'it' is, and its indefinite ending (tanwin) marks it as 'an instinct', one of a kind. The accusative shape here flags it as a state or capacity in which the thing exists, a 'by way of instinct' nuance. It names an inborn disposition rather than a learned trait.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →