الْبَيْتِthe house

Example sentences

• يَطُوفُ بِهَا حَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ

  He walks around the house with her, saying

  الْبَيْتُ — the house. This noun carries al- 'the' and is the owner half of the 'around...' pairing, so it should sit in the genitive. Arabic builds 'around the house' by setting the place-word against this noun, the genitive ending marking the relationship. The definiteness points to a specific, known structure.

  From: Honoring Parents →

• وَأَخَذُْوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ

  And they held their gatherings in the house.

  الْبَيْتِ — the house. The noun 'house' made definite by 'the', governed by the preposition before it and so in the post-preposition form. Its definiteness marks a specific, known house. It is the place of the gatherings.

  From: Generosity to the Poor →