بَعْضِ some of in Arabic
بَعْضِ is how you say “some of” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
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.
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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.
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.
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.