كَيْسَprudent in Arabic

Example sentences

• فَإِذَا قَدَمْتَ فَالْكَيْسَ الْكَيْسَ

  So when you arrive, be especially prudent.

  فَالْكَيْسَ — so the prudent. Here fa- introduces the response to the condition ('then'), and it leads a definite noun carrying al- ('the'). This first appearance of the word sets up the doubled, emphatic command for prudence that the repetition then drives home.

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• فَإِذَا قَدَمْتَ فَالْكَيْسَ الْكَيْسَ

  So when you arrive, be especially prudent.

  الْكَيْسَ — the prudent. This repeats the previous word, and the doubling is itself the grammar: in Arabic, saying a word twice like this is a way to issue an urgent command or strong emphasis, here meaning 'be very prudent'. The accusative ending fits its role as an implied 'take to ___' object.

  From: Marriage and Financial Justice →