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يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day in Arabic

يَوْمَئِذٍ is how you say “on that day” in Arabic.

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قَالَ وَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ

He said, and on that day the Messenger of Allah gave the order.

يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day

A fused time-word meaning 'on that day', built from 'day' plus a 'then' element, with its '-in' tail marking it as an adverb of time. It pins the command to a specific past moment without needing a preposition.

From Conquest of Mecca Account

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فَقُتِلَ مِنْ خَيْلِ خَالِدِ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَجُلَانِ

So two men from Khalid's horsemen were killed that day.

يَوْمَئِذٍ that day

A single fused time-word built from 'day' plus 'then', meaning 'on that day'. It anchors the killing to a specific past moment already in view, working as one adverb even though English needs several words to render it.

From Conquest of Mecca Account

وَخَدِيْجَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِنْتٌ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةٍ

Khadijah was then forty years old.

يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day

A time adverb ('on that day/then') in the accusative, the case Arabic uses for such time-words. It pins the statement to the moment of the marriage just described, setting when she was forty.

From The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah

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