عُنُقٌneck

Example sentences

• فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،

  Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.

  عُنُقِهِ — his neck. unuq means 'neck'; the ending '-hi' adds 'his' — 'his neck'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• قال فما بال السيف في عنقك؟

  He said: What about the sword around your neck?

  عُنُقِكَ — your neck. unuq means 'neck'; the ending '-ka' adds 'your' — 'your neck'.

  From: Early Converts to Islam →

• القاصم أعناق الجبابرة فقد بت مرتبك،

  The one who breaks the necks of tyrants, and your situation has become confused.

  أَعْنَاقَ — necks. This noun is the thing acted upon by the breaker and sits in the object ending, and it is also the first half of a possessive pair. As the leading noun it leans on the next word to say necks of whom, with no separate 'of'.

  From: Victory Belongs to God →