مَكَّةِMecca

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ أَلاَ أَرَاكَ تَطُوفُ بِمَكَّةِ آمِنًا،

  So Abu Jahl said to him, "Do I not see you moving about in Mecca in safety?"

  بِمَكَّةَ — in Mecca. The bi- marks the location, 'in' the city, and forces the place-name into the 'of' (genitive) shape. It sets where the roaming is happening.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• قَالَ بِمَكَّةِ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي

  He said, "In Mecca he said, 'I do not know.'"

  بِمَكَّةِ — in Mecca. The bi- marks location, 'in', and forces the place-name into the 'of' (genitive) shape. It fixes where the questioned event took place.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• فَقَالَ أُمَيَّةُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَخْرُجُ مِنْ مَكَّةِ،

  So Umayya said, "By God, I will not leave Mecca."

  مَكَّةِ — Mecca. A place-name in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the 'from' before it governs it. It is the city he vows not to quit.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَشْتَرِيَنَّ أَجْوَدَ بَعِيرًا بِمَكَّةِ

  By God, I will certainly buy the finest she-camel in Mecca.

  بِمَكَّةِ — in Mecca. The bi- marks location, 'in', and forces the place-name into the 'of' (genitive) shape. It fixes where the finest camel is to be found.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَكَّةِ مِنْ كَدَاءٍ،

  Khalid ibn al-Walid was to enter from the highest part of Mecca, from Kuda.

  مَكَّةِ — Mecca. The place-name 'Mecca' as the owner half of 'the top of Mecca', taking the genitive '-i' ending that marks the possessor. The two nouns side by side, with no separate 'of', name the exact spot of entry.

  From: Conquest of Mecca Account →