سَبْعِseven

Example sentences

• سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً فِي سَبْعِ عَشْرَةِ رَكْعَةٍ

  Seventeen times in seventeen rak'ahs.

  سَبْعِ — seven. The 'seven' half of a second 'seventeen', now in the genitive-shaped form because the 'in' before it governs the whole numeral phrase. It pairs with the 'ten' that follows to count the prayer-units.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →

• والتهوع بالتسهيل، وأتى بكل خلاف ونادى على نفسه أنا أبو فلان فاعرفوني فإني عارف بالسبع

  He put on an ostentatious display of making things easy, entered every dispute, and cried out about his self, "I am the father of so-and-so; recognize me, for I know of the seven."

  بِالسَّبْعِ — of the seven. The preposition bi- here marks the thing known - the participle 'knower' links to its object through bi-, as 'knowing of the seven'. It governs the following definite noun into the genitive ('of') form. So bi- is doing relational work, tying the expert to his alleged field of knowledge.

  From: Sincere Worship →