أمةnation in Arabic

Example sentences

• وهذا غير منكر في لغة أمة من الأمم فضلًا عن أوسع اللغات وأفصحها

  And this is not denied in the language of any nation, let alone in the most expansive and eloquent of languages.

  أُمَّةٍ — of any nation. An indefinite noun 'a nation', the owning second noun of 'the language of a nation', in the genitive. Its indefiniteness generalizes to any nation at all.

  From: Creating Life from Nothing →

• اعلم أن في كل طائفة من علماء هذه الأمة ما يذم ويعاب، فتجنبه

  Know that in every group of scholars of this nation, there is what is blameworthy and disgraceful, so avoid it.

  الْأُمَّةِ — nation. This noun, the nation, is the owner half closing the chain 'scholars of this nation', genitive and definite by 'al-'. Its definiteness makes the whole possessive phrase definite, anchoring which community's scholars are meant.

  From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →