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خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah in Arabic

خَدِيجَةُ is how you say “Khadijah” in Arabic.

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قَالَ لِخَدِيجَةِ أَيُّ خَدِيجَةُ مَا لِيَ،

He said to Khadijah, "O Khadijah, what is the matter with me?"

خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah

A woman's proper name in the called-on slot after the 'O', taking the plain naming vowel that the address form gives it. It names the person being directly addressed.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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قَالَتْ خَدِيجَةُ كَلَّا أَبْشِرْ،

Khadijah said, "No, be glad."

خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah

A woman's proper name following its verb as the subject, its final 'u' vowel marking that doer role. It names who did the speaking, spelled out after the feminine verb.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

فَإِنْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ

So Khadija set out with him.

خَدِيجَةُ Khadija

A woman's proper name as the subject, its final 'u' vowel marking that doer role; it arrives after its verb in the usual Arabic order. It names who did the setting-out.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

فَقَالَتْ خَدِيجَةُ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ اِسْمَعْ مِنْ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ

Khadijah said, "O cousin, listen to what your nephew has to say."

خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah

The named subject arriving after its verb, which already said 'she'; the name simply identifies who that 'she' is. The clear -u ending on the end is the nominative, Arabic's marker for the one doing the acting, confirming she is the speaker and not the one spoken to.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قُصَيٍّ،

She was Khadijah, daughter of Khuwaylid, son of Asad, son of al-Uzza, son of Qusayy,

خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah

A woman's proper name serving as the subject of the 'was' verb before it, so it carries the nominative ending. It anchors the identification that the following chain of 'daughter of... son of...' names expands.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

قُلْتُ خَدِيجَةُ

I said, 'Khadija.'

خديجة Khadija

A woman's proper name given as the whole reply, standing as the predicate of the implied 'she is...'. It takes a nominative-style ending as the named answer to the preceding 'who is she?'.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

وَقَدْ خُطِبَتْ خَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَبُذِلَ لَهَا الصَّدَاقُ مَا آجِلَهُ وَعَاجِلُهُ مِنْ مَالِي،

And Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was betrothed, and her dowry, both its deferred and its immediate parts, was paid from my wealth,

خَدِيجَةُ Khadijah

A woman's proper name acting as the one the passive verb is about, so it is the stand-in subject that the verb agrees with. It carries the plain subject-form ending, marking it as the focus the betrothal statement centers on.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

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