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صَفْوَانِ Sufyan in Arabic

صَفْوَانِ is how you say “Sufyan” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنَّكَ مَعَ أَبِي صَفْوَانِ مَا رَجَعْتَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ سَالِمًا

By God, had you not been with Abu Sufyan, you would not have returned safely to your family.

صَفْوَانِ Sufyan

The name closing the 'father of...' byname, in the 'of' (genitive) shape inherited through the chain. It completes the name of the protector being invoked.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

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فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أُمَيَّةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَالَ يَا أُمُّ صَفْوَانِ،

So when Umayya returned to his household, he said, 'O Umm Safwan,'

صَفْوَانِ Safwan

The name closing the 'mother of...' byname, owned by the kunya head and in the 'of' (genitive) shape. It completes the woman's byname.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

ثُمَّ قَالَ أُمَيَّةُ يَا أُمُّ صَفْوَانِ جَهِّزِينِي

Then Umayya said, "O Umm Safwan, prepare me."

صَفْوَانِ Safwan

The name closing the 'mother of...' byname, owned by the kunya head and in the 'of' (genitive) shape. It completes the woman's byname.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

كَمَاءً دَحْرَجْتُهُ عَلَى صَفْوَانِ

Like water, I rolled it over a smooth stone.

صَفْوَانِ a smooth stone

An indefinite noun standing as the object of the preposition before it, which is why it carries the genitive ending. It is the surface the rolling moves over; the preposition and this noun together form the place-phrase that completes the picture of the action.

From Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness

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