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يَمِين right in Arabic

يَمِين is how you say “right” in Arabic.

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وتارَة عَن يَمِينه

And at times, to his right.

يَمِينِهِ his right

'Right (side)' with '-hi' (his) attached, genitive after 'on' — 'to his right'. Where Abu Bakr would move to guard him.

From The Night of the Migration

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More example sentences

وهم أصحاب اليمين الذين آمنوا بالله وصدقوا المرسلين وسلكوا غير سبيل المجرمين

And they are the companions of the right hand who believed in God and confirmed the messengers and followed paths other than those of the criminals.

الْيَمِينِ of the right hand

This noun carries 'the' and is owned by 'companions' before it: the companions of the right hand. The two nouns stand directly together for 'of', and this owning noun takes the genitive ending with no separate word for 'of'.

From Prayer and Charity

وهذا ضد ما وصف به أصحاب اليمين بقوله ﴿الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ﴾

This contrasts with the description of the companions of the right hand, about whom it is said, 'They establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them.'

الْيَمِينِ of the right hand

This noun carries 'the' and is owned by 'companions' before it: the companions of the right hand. As the possessed half it takes the genitive ending; the two nouns sit directly together for 'of'.

From Prayer and Charity

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