نُعَيْمNu`aim

Example sentences

• أخبرنا أبو نعيم أحمد بن عبد الله قال

  Abu Nu`aim Ahmad bin Abdullah informed us, saying,

  نُعَيْمٍ — Nu`aim. The name completing the teknonym begun by the previous word; the two together form one 'father-of-X' title. Its ending shows it is the owned half of that possessive pair, the name that the 'father of' reaches forward to claim.

  From: Trust in God →

• لمّا نظرتَ في كتاب حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم الأصبهاني أعجبك ذكر الصالحين والأخيار،

  When you looked into the book 'Adornment of the Saints' by Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani, you were impressed by the mention of the righteous and the virtuous.

  نُعَيْمٍ — Nu'aym. The name completing the 'father of' title before it; the two read as one by-name for the author. Its ending reflects that the earlier 'for / by' governs the whole title and that it is the owned half of the teknonym.

  From: Gaps in a Collection of Pious Lives →