جَدِيدnew

Example sentences

• ومع كل فجرٍ جديد، اجعل نيتك أوّل عملك، وابتسم سرًّا حين تنتصر على نفسك في أمر صغير؛

  With each new dawn, make your intention your first action, and smile secretly when you overcome yourself in a small matter.

  جَدِيدٍ — new. 'jadid' = 'new'; describes 'dawn'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• ترى الناس في يوم العيد يلبسون الجديد، ويتطيبون، ويخرجون إلى المصلى فرحين مسرورين

  You see people on the day of Eid wearing new clothes, perfuming themselves, and going out to the prayer area happy and joyful.

  الْجَدِيدَ — the new. This is the object of 'they wear', so it stands in the object case, with 'the' marking the known 'the new', i.e. new clothes. The adjective stands in for the noun it describes, a common Arabic shorthand.

  From: Celebration and the Final Hour →