فُلاَنٍsomeone

Example sentences

• فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِفُلاَنٍ خَيْرًا ـ يُرِيدُ أَخَاهُ ـ يَأْتِي بِهِ

  So I said, If Allah wills good for someone, his brother will want to bring him.

  بِفُلاَنٍ — for someone. A 'with/for' preposition fused to an indefinite 'so-and-so', a placeholder name; together 'for someone-or-other'. The prefix governs the placeholder into its oblique ending.

  From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →

• فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِفُلَانٍ خَيْرًا يَأْتِ بِهِ

  I said, 'If Allah wills good for someone, He brings it to him.'

  بِفُلاَنٍ — for someone. A 'with/for' preposition fused to an indefinite 'so-and-so' placeholder name; together 'for someone-or-other', governed into the oblique ending. It names the unspecified beneficiary.

  From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →