بَعْضِsome of

Example sentences

• وَذَكَرَ اِبْنُ أَبِي الدُّنْيَا عَنْ بَعْضِ السَّلَفِ أَنَّ شَيْطَانًا لَقِيَ شَيْطَانًا

  Ibn Abi al-Dunya reported from some of the predecessors that one devil met another.

  بَعْضِ — some of. A noun 'some' governed by 'from', hence genitive, and itself heading an 'of' pairing with 'the predecessors'. It marks 'some of...' within the transmission chain.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →

• جَاءَ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَخْبَارِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا خَلَقَ آدَمَ وَوَلَدَهُ

  Some reports say that when Allah the Exalted created Adam and his offspring.

  بَعْضِ — some. A partitive noun ('some / a portion of') heading an 'of' pairing 'some OF the reports', in the genitive ending under the preceding 'in'. It carves out part of the whole, setting up a whole-and-part link with the reports.

  From: The Four Inner Guards →

• قَالَ أَبُو فِرَاسٍ أَرْوَحُ الْقَلْبَ بِبَعْضِ الْهَزْلِ تَجَاهُلًا مِنِّي بِغَيْرِ جَهْلٍ،

  Abu Firas said: I enliven the heart with some levity, feigning indifference, but not out of ignorance.

  بِبَعْضِ — with some of. One unit fusing a preposition 'with / by means of' onto a 'some of' word. It marks the means and amount, 'with some of', and heads toward the noun after it, setting up 'with some levity' as a single instrument phrase.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →

• أَمَرَ إِبْنَهُ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ فَلَهَى عَنْهُ

  He ordered his son to attend to some of his affairs, and the son became absorbed in them.

  بِبَعْضِ — with some of. Preposition bi- on a noun meaning 'part of', in the genitive; it heads an 'of' pairing with the noun after it. The bi- ties the ordering to that portion, marking it as what the command concerned.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →