بَرْقِlightning

Example sentences

• فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْبَرْقِ،

  So among them are those who pass like lightning.

  كَالْبَرْقِ — like lightning. The comparison particle ka- ('like') fused with the definite noun 'the lightning', forming a simile in one word. The ka- sets up a likeness, and it forces the noun into the genitive ending. The al- on the noun blends in sound into the next consonant, a normal assimilation not shown in writing.

  From: The Bridge to Paradise →