يَهُودٌJews in Arabic

Example sentences

• قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ذَاكَ عَدُوُّ الْيَهُودِ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ

  Then Abdullah said, "That one is the enemy of the Jews from among the angels."

  الْيَهُودِ — the Jews. The definite plural 'the Jews' completing the pairing as the owner, in the 'of'-type ending. It marks whose enemy is meant, finishing the possessive phrase.

  From: What Was Created First →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَوْمٌ بُهْتٌ،

  Then he said, 'O Messenger of God, the Jews are a bewildered people.'

  الْيَهُودَ — the Jews. A definite plural 'the Jews' in the object-style ending forced by the emphasis-particle, though in meaning it is the subject of the claim. This case shift is the sign that the noun sits under that particle.

  From: What Was Created First →