ثَوْرِيّThawri

Example sentences

• وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ

  And Sufyan al-Thawri said:

  الثَّوْرِيُّ — al-Thawri. This is a relational adjective (a nisba) tying the man to a tribe or place, the equivalent of an English '-ite/-an' surname. It qualifies the preceding name and shares its case. Its al- here assimilates in sound to the following consonant, a sun-letter effect, so it is heard doubled rather than as a clear 'l'.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →