مَرَّةٍoccasion in Arabic

Example sentences

• أَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ

  Each time I say,

  مَرَّةٍ — time. The singular noun 'time' completing 'each', in the genitive as the thing distributed over. Pairing 'each' with a singular noun is how Arabic says 'every occasion', matching the English singular after 'each'.

  From: Silence and Supplication →

• وَإِنَّا نُقَلِّبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَارَهُمْ كَمَّا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

  And indeed We will cause their hearts and their sights to turn just as they did not believe in it the first time.

  مَرَّةٍ — time. The noun 'time/occasion' that 'first' modifies, completing the adverbial phrase 'the first time'. Together with the ordinal it locates the action at its first occurrence.

  From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →

• وَنَقْلِبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَارَهُمْ كَمَّا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

  And We turn their hearts and their sights just as they did not believe in it the first time.

  مَرَّةٍ — time. The time-noun that 'first' modifies, completing 'the first time'. With the ordinal it locates the action at its first occurrence.

  From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →

• وَقَلْبُ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَلْفِ أَلْفٍ مَرَّةٍ

  And the believer's heart is better than the Frequented House by more than a thousand thousand times.

  مَرَّةٍ — times. The counted noun ('times') closing the numeral phrase, in the genitive ending the numbers govern. It states the UNIT of the comparison, telling you the heart surpasses the House by that many times over.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →