خَصْمٌopponent

Example sentences

• ومحل اعتراضه أو معارضته، وأين يجب عليه السكوت ولخصمه الكلام والاستدلال

  the place of their objections or oppositions, and where one must remain silent while their opponent speaks and reasons.

  وَلِخَصْمِهِ — and for their opponent. 'and for his opponent' — 'wa' plus 'li' plus 'khasm' plus 'his'; the 'li' assigns the right to the opponent.

  From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

• والباطل فاهرب منه فإنك تنقطع مع خصمك وتعرف أنك المحق،

  As for falsehood, flee from it, for you may be cut off from your opponent while knowing you are right,

  خَصْمِكَ — your opponent. 'your opponent / adversary,' in the -i form after 'with,' with 'your' attached. The rival in the dispute — before whom you might be silenced even while in the right, as the next clause says.

  From: Revelation Over Philosophy →

• وتقطع خصمك وتعرف أنك على الخطأ،

  or you may defeat your opponent while knowing you are wrong.

  خَصْمَكَ — your opponent. 'your opponent,' in the -a form as object of 'defeat,' with 'your' attached. Here you best him in argument — yet, the twist, while knowing you are mistaken, as the next clause says.

  From: Revelation Over Philosophy →

• فالأصولي الواقف مع الظواهر والآثار عند خصومه يجعلونه مجسما وحشويا ومبتدعا،

  So the theologian who adheres to the apparent texts and traditions, his opponents label him an anthropomorphist, a literalist, and an innovator.

  خُصُومِهِ — their opponents. Genitive after 'in the view of', this is a broken plural ('adversaries') with attached 'his' — 'his opponents'. So the verdict to come is THEIR opinion, not the author's. The pronoun ties the foes to the theologian.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →