يَنُوءَlie down in Arabic

Example sentences

• قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ فَذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،

  She said, so we did; he washed, then he went to lie down, and he fainted.

  لِيَنُوءَ — to lie down. The li- prefix here marks purpose, 'in order to', and it pushes the following present verb into the subjunctive. That mood-shift is how a listener hears the lying-down as the goal he set out for, not as something already done.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،

  Then he went to lean over and fainted.

  لِيَنُوءَ — to lean over. The li- prefix marks purpose, 'in order to', and forces the following present verb into the subjunctive. That mood is what frames the leaning-over as his intended goal rather than a completed act.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• فَقَعَدَ فَاغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،

  He sat down, washed himself, went to lie down, and fainted.

  لِيَنُوءَ — to lie down. The li- prefix marks purpose, 'in order to', and forces the following present verb into the subjunctive, framing the lying-down as the aim rather than a finished act.

  From: Prayer During Illness →