لَوْحٌplanks

Example sentences

• ثم بنى لأهل الصلاح ذاتُ ألواحٍ وُدسرٍ فسلموا وغنموا وبحر الباقون كالجزر،

  Then He built for the people of righteousness a vessel of planks and nails; they were saved and prospered, while the rest were submerged like the ebbing tide,

  أَلْوَاحٍ — of planks. The owner half of the possessive pair, in the 'of' ending right after the vessel-word, naming what it is built from. Its indefinite shape keeps it general, 'planks' rather than specific known planks, while the construction ties it to the vessel.

  From: Rain and God's Decree →