آيَاتِsigns

Example sentences

• وكل من ذلك آية من آيات الله تعالى الدالة على ربوبيته

  Each of these is a sign of the signs of Allah, indicating His lordship.

  آيَاتِ — the signs of. A plural noun standing as the owned-then-owner hinge of a possessive chain: 'signs of God'. It sits directly beside the owner-name after it with no word for 'of', and it gives up its own 'the', taking definiteness from the owner that follows.

  From: Witnesses to God's Word →

• الْآيَاتِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ

  The verses up to His words.

  الآيَاتِ — the verses. This noun carries the 'the' marker and is a plural, the verses, and its genitive ending links it into the surrounding phrase as the span being referred to up to a certain point. So it names the recited passage as a known, bounded set.

  From: The Night of Revelation and Consolation →

• وَمِنْ أَبْهَرِ آيَاتِهِ، وَأَكْبَرِ مُعْجِزَاتِهِ

  Among his most astonishing signs and greatest miracles:

  آيَاتِهِ — his signs. A plural noun 'signs' with the 'his' suffix attached, the owning term completing 'most astonishing of his signs', hence the genitive. The possessor points to the scholar; the construct yields the superlative-of-set reading, picking the greatest from his wonders.

  From: Public Preaching →

• وَإِنْتَظَمَ أَوَائِلُ الْآيَاتِ الْمَقْرُوءَاتِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ خُطْبَتِهِ،

  The openings of the recited verses fell into place during his sermon.

  الْآيَاتِ — the verses. A definite plural noun 'the verses', the owning term completing 'the openings of the verses', hence the genitive with al-. It closes the construct, the of-pairing carrying the relation. It specifies which openings, those of the recited verses.

  From: Public Preaching →