قَهْرsubduing

Example sentences

• وَالآدَمِيُّ يَمْتَنِعُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بِقَهْرِ عَقْلِهِ لِطَبْعِهِ

  And the human refrains from that by subduing his nature with reason.

  بِقَهْرِ — by subduing. The bi- marks the means ('by way of'); the noun is 'the overpowering of', opening a possessive pair. Genitive.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• وقسر بقهره من تكبر وتعاتى،

  And He subdued by His might those who acted arrogantly and insolently,

  بِقَهْرِهِ — by His might. The 'with/by' prefix is a preposition forcing the genitive and marking the means of the subduing, and the noun it governs carries an attached 'his' pointing back to Allah. So one word bundles preposition, noun, and possessor, meaning 'by His might'.

  From: Death and Decree →