أَسْمَاءَthe names

Example sentences

• لِكَثْرَةِ دَوْرِ ذَلِكَ فَتَرَاهُ إِمَّا يَكْتُبُ الأَسْمَاءَ حَالَ السَّمَاعِ ،

  Because that happens so often, you will then see him either write the names at the moment of hearing.

  الأَسْمَاءَ — the names. A definite plural noun with al- ('the names'), the direct object of 'writes', so it carries the accusative object ending. It names what he writes down at the moment of hearing.

  From: Humility Over Fame →

• وَعَلَّمَكَ أَسْمَاءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

  and taught you the names of all things.

  أَسْمَاءَ — names. This plural noun, 'names', is the direct object of 'taught', in the accusative as what was conveyed. It heads an 'of' pairing with the words after it, building 'the names of everything', the content of the teaching.

  From: Patience Under Decree →