حَدِيدٍiron in Arabic

Example sentences

• جُرْذًا لَهُ مَخَالِبٌ وَأَنْيَابٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

  A mouse that had claws and fangs of iron.

  حَدِيدٍ — iron. A material noun, 'iron', in the 'of'-style ending because the preposition before it governs it. Left indefinite, it names the substance in general. It completes the 'of iron' phrase, specifying that the rat's claws and fangs were made of metal.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →

• وَيَقْرِضُ بِآنِيَابٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ

  And he gnaws with fangs of iron.

  حَدِيدٍ — iron. A material noun, 'iron', in the 'of'-style ending because the preposition before it governs it. Left indefinite, it names the metal in general. It closes the 'of iron' phrase, underlining that the rat's fangs, like its claws, were of iron.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →