مَقَالَةremark

Example sentences

• وَلَا مَنْفَعَةَ لَهُ فِي كِيسِهِ سِوَى مَقَالَةِ النَّاسِ لَهُ

  and there is no benefit for him in his bag except the people’s remark:

  مَقَالَةِ — the remark. The first noun of an 'X of Y' pairing, 'the remark of the people'. It is held in the (genitive) form by the 'except' before it, and it drops its own 'the' because the owner that follows supplies definiteness.

  From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →

• فَكَذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ لِلرِّيَاءِ وَالسُّمْعَةِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سِوَى مَقَالَةِ النَّاسِ،

  Similarly, the one who works for showing off and seeking praise has nothing from his action but the people’s remarks,

  مَقَالَةِ — the remark. The head of an 'X of Y' pairing, 'the remark of the people'. It drops its own 'the' because the following owner gives it definiteness, and it sits in the (genitive) form after the exception word.

  From: Empty Fasting, Empty Prayer →