عَالَةpoor

Example sentences

• قَالَ أَنْ تَلِدَ الْأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا، وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ

  He said, 'That a slave woman will give birth to her mistress, and that you will see barefoot, unclothed, destitute shepherds competing in erecting tall buildings.'

  الْعَالَةَ — destitute. Another stacked trait of the same group, with al- ('the') and the shared accusative ending. It continues the unlinked run of descriptions all governed by 'you see'. The repeated accusative keeps every item flagged as part of what is observed.

  From: When Gabriel Came to Teach →