مَعَانٍmeanings

Example sentences

• ميزانٌ يُظهر كثافة المعاني في الأعمال

  a scale that reveals the density of meanings in deeds.

  الْمَعَانِيَ — of meanings. Genitive owner of 'density' — 'the meanings'; a defective broken plural whose ending here marks the genitive in its own way.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك

  If it is a matter comprehensible through juristic effort, such as clear and hidden meanings, general and specific implications, grammar, and other things.

  كَالمَعَانِيِّ — such as meanings. The 'ka-' prefix means 'such as,' opening a list of examples. The noun, a broken plural 'meanings,' is the first instance of what reasoning can reach; more follow, each joined by 'and'.

  From: How Scholars Read Scripture →

• ٣ ومنهم من يفسر ألفاظه العربية من غير وقوف على معانيها عند أهلها وهي مما لا يؤخذ إلا بالسماع من أهل العربية وأهل التفسير

  3 - And among them are those who interpret Arabic words without knowing their meanings as understood by the experts, meanings which can only be learned by listening to Arabic scholars and interpreters.

  مَعَانِيهَا — their meanings. A broken plural, 'their meanings,' with 'their' pointing back to the Arabic words. In the -i form after 'upon'; these are what he should be grounded in but is not — the senses the words carry among those who know.

  From: How Scholars Read Scripture →

• إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك

  If it is something reachable through juristic effort, like clear and hidden meanings, general and specific rulings, grammar, and the like.

  كَالْمَعَانِي — like meanings. The 'ka-' opens examples, 'such as meanings' — a broken plural, the first instance. More follow, each joined by 'and'.

  From: Quran Interpretation and Debate →

• والتنطع في تجويدها بحيث يشغله ذلك عن تدبر معاني كتاب الله تعالى،

  and such excessive articulation in its recitation distracts him from pondering the meanings of the Book of Allah, the Exalted,

  مَعَانِي — the meanings. This noun, the meanings-of, is the owner half of the pairing yet itself heads a further chain owning the next word, in the genitive. A middle link, owned by 'pondering' and owner of 'the Book', in a stacked possessive chain.

  From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →