غَلَبَةٌprevalence

Example sentences

• أُطْلِقَ ذَمُّ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهَوَاتِ لِعُمُومِ غَلَبَةِ الضَّرَرِ

  Desire and lusts were condemned in general because harm usually prevails.

  غَلَبَةِ — prevalence. Middle of the 'of' chain: 'the dominance of...'; genitive.

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• وأحكام البشرية جارية عليه من الغفلة والسهو، والذهول وغلبة الطبع

  and the laws of humanity apply to him, including forgetfulness, error, distraction, and the dominance of nature.

  وَغَلَبَةِ — and the dominance. 'And' plus 'overpowering', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the dominance of one's nature' — genitive. It owns the noun that follows.

  From: Repelling the Devil →