قُرَيْشِQuraysh

Example sentences

• أَوْسَطُ قُرَيْشِ نَسَبًا وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ مَالًا،

  She was of the middle lineage among the Quraysh and the wealthiest of them in wealth.

  قُرَيْشِ — of Quraysh. A tribe's proper name, the owned half of 'the middlemost OF Quraysh', in the genitive as the possessor. Set right after the elative with no word for 'of', it both completes the superlative phrase and pins it to the group she ranks within.

  From: The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah →

• فَاتَ قُرَيْشًا فَقُلْ يَا مَعْشَرُ قُرَيْشِ

  Enter among the Quraysh, then say, O assembly of Quraysh.

  قُرَيْشِ — Quraysh. This tribe-name is the owner half of the pair begun by 'assembly', in the genitive 'of' slot, completing 'assembly of Quraysh'. As a name it is inherently definite. Its place right after the head noun supplies the 'of' link with no separate word.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →