أَصَلَّىpray

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ قُلْنَا لَا،

  He said, "Have the people prayed?" We said, "No."

  أَصَلَّى — have prayed. A completed past verb of praying fronted by a question marker fused onto it, so the whole word asks 'has the praying happened?'. The question is carried by that prefixed marker, not by separate words.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ

  Then he regained consciousness and said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Have the people prayed?"

  أَصَلَّى — Did he pray?. A completed past verb of praying with a question marker fused to its front, asking whether the prayer has taken place. The interrogation rides on that prefix, not on a separate question word.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟ قُلْنَا لَا،

  Then he regained consciousness and asked, "Did the people pray?" We said, "No."

  أَصَلَّى — did he pray. A completed past verb of praying with a question marker fused to its front, turning the statement into 'did the praying happen?'. The question rides on that prefix.

  From: Prayer During Illness →

• ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ فَقُلْنَا لَا،

  Then he regained consciousness and asked, "Had the people prayed?" We said, "No."

  أَصَلَّى — did he pray. A completed past verb of praying with a question marker fused to its front, posing 'did the praying happen?'. The question rides on the prefix, not a separate word.

  From: Prayer During Illness →