النَّشِيجِplaintive sobs in Arabic

Example sentences

• إِلَى أَنْ عَلَا الضَّجِيجُ، وَتَرَدَّدَ بِشَهِقَاتِهِ النَّشِيجِ،

  Until the clamor rose and reverberated with its plaintive sobs,

  النشيج — the plaintive sobs. A descriptive noun in the genitive that follows and characterises the 'sobs' just before it. It stands in apposition, adding a further quality to that noun, and its genitive ending keeps it aligned with the word it elaborates.

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