عَالِمٍlearned

Example sentences

• فَدَلَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عَالِمٍ

  Then he pointed to a learned man.

  عَالِمٍ — learned. This is a describing word attached to 'a man', and it agrees with that noun in being indefinite, masculine singular, and in the 'of...' (genitive) shape. Its matching indefinite genitive ending is what binds it to the man it modifies, specifying him as a learned one.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →

• وَرُبَّمَا قَوِيَتْ مَعْرِفَةُ عَالِمٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَتَفَاقَمَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ

  Perhaps the knowledge of a scholar among them grew strong, while his sins worsened.

  عَالِمٍ — a scholar. An indefinite noun closing the 'of' chain, so it sits in the 'of'-style ending as the owner: 'knowledge of a scholar'. Being indefinite, it points to some unspecified scholar. The two nouns abut directly, the Arabic way of binding possessor to possessed without a linking word.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →