قَاعِدَةٌrule

Example sentences

• والميزان يذكّرنا بقاعدةٍ عملية

  And the scale reminds us of a practical rule:

  بِقَاعِدَةٍ — of a rule. 'of a rule' — here 'bi' is what 'remind' governs (remind OF); indefinite genitive.

  From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →

• حَتَّى تَنَاوَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَهِيَ قَاعِدَةٌ،

  until she took hold of Aisha while she was sitting,

  قَاعِدَةٌ — sitting. An active participle: a describing word built from a verb that names someone in the ongoing state of doing it, here 'being seated'. It works adjective-like to describe her condition during the main action, and Arabic forms it by reshaping the verb's letters rather than adding a separate '-ing' helper.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →