أَجْرٌreward in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَإِذا لآتيناهم من لدنا أجرا عَظِيما ولهديناهم صراطا مُسْتَقِيمًا

  And if We were to give them from Us a great reward, and (so) guide them to a straight path.

  أَجْرًا — a reward. Indefinite noun, 'a reward', the object of the giving verb, in the object form with an indefinite ending. The indefinite marking and object form together present it as a newly bestowed thing.

  From: Following Desires →

• وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا أَجْرَهُمْ

  And We will surely reward those who were patient with their reward.

  أَجْرَهُمْ — their reward. A noun with the plural possessor -hum ('their') attached, and it is the direct object of the rewarding-verb, the thing given. The -hum points back to the patient group, so it is 'their (own) reward'. Its object (accusative) ending marks it as what is handed over.

  From: Mothers and the Companions →

• فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَدِّ إِلَيَّ أَجْرِي

  He said, "O Abdullah, pay me my wages."

  أَجْرِي — my wages. A noun with an attached 'my' pronoun and no separate 'the', the possessor making it definite. It is the direct object of 'pay', the thing demanded; the 'my' marks the wages as the speaker's own due.

  From: Trapped and Delivered →