عُنُقneck

Example sentences

• فإن جاء آخر ينازعه، فاضربوا عنق الآخر

  If another comes to dispute him, strike the neck of the latter.

  عُنُقَ — the neck of. This noun, 'neck of', is the object of 'strike' and the first half of a pairing with 'the latter', 'the neck of the latter'. The two nouns sit side by side for 'of'; the object ending shows it is what gets struck.

  From: A Prophet Warns His People →

• وَقَوْلُهُمْ خَيْرُ الْأُمُورِ أَوْسَاطُهَا، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ

  And their saying: 'The best of matters is its middle' is mentioned in His saying: 'And do not make your hand chained to your neck, nor open it completely.'

  عُنُقِكَ — your neck. This is 'neck' with the attached 'your' (male singular), a possessive, the neck belonging to the addressee. It takes the genitive because the preposition 'to' before it governs it. The suffix marks it as the listener's own neck.

  From: When Scripture Answers Proverbs →

• وإذا جلس كأنه أسير قدم لتضرب عنقه،

  And when he sat, it was as if he were a prisoner brought forth to be executed.

  عُنُقُهُ — his neck. This noun carries an attached 'his' and is the subject of the passive 'be struck', so it sits in the subject form: his neck is what undergoes the striking. The fused 'his' points back to the prisoner.

  From: Grief of the Prophet's Grandson →