جَالَسَsat with

Example sentences

• فهي بمنزلة الرائحة التي يشمها مَنْ جَالَس حامل المسك،

  it is like the fragrance that is sensed by those who sit with the musk carrier,

  جَالَسَ — sit with. A past-tense engage-with verb 'sat in company with', subject 'whoever' inside; the form-III shape marks a mutual act, sitting together. Inside the 'whoever' clause it means those who keep his company.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• كذلك مَنْ جَالَس الصائم انتفع بمجالسته له،

  Similarly, those who sit with the fasting person benefit from his company,

  جَالَسَ — sit with. A past-tense engage-with verb 'sat in company with', subject inside, the form-III mutual shape. Inside the 'whoever' clause: those who keep the faster's company.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• وعن الزهري، قال كان رجل يجالس أصحاب رسول الله ويحدثهم

  Al-Zuhri said, 'There was a man who used to sit with the companions of the Messenger of Allah and talk to them.'

  يُجَالِسُ — who used to sit with. A present-tense verb 'used to sit with'. Paired with the earlier 'was', the present form expresses a repeated past habit, the 'used to' sense; Arabic builds 'used to do' from 'was' plus a present verb rather than a single past form.

  From: Reviving the Heart →