صَيَّادِSayyad

Example sentences

• وَقَدْ قَارَبَ اِبْنُ صَيَّادِ الْحُلْمَ

  And Ibn Sayyad had almost reached puberty.

  صَيَّادٍ — Sayyad. A proper name, the owning half of the 'son of' pairing, sitting in the genitive that such a pairing forces. Placed directly beside the 'son' word with no separate 'of', the two lock into a single patronymic, the way Arabic builds every 'X son of Y' link.

  From: A Night with the Companions →

• فَقَالَتْ لاِبْنِ صَيَّادِ يَا صَافِ ـ

  Then she said to Ibn Sayyad, "O Saf—"

  صَيَّادِ — Sayyad. The completing half of the 'to Ibn' phrase, held in the genitive by the preposition. As a fixed name here, it identifies the specific person addressed rather than carrying its everyday sense.

  From: A Night with the Companions →