الْقَوْمِ the people in Arabic
الْقَوْمِ is how you say “the people” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَبَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ،
Then a man from the people said, "It has become necessary, O Prophet of God,"
الْقَوْمِ the people
The al- prefix makes this definite, the specific company. After the preposition it takes the genitive shape, naming the group the man is drawn from.
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مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَذْهَبُ فَيَعْلَمُ لَنَا عِلْمَ الْقَوْمِ
Is there a man who will go and learn for us the knowledge of the people?
الْقَوْم the people
This is the owner half of the pair started by 'knowledge', sitting in the 'of' (genitive) slot. It carries 'the', making the whole chain definite: 'the knowledge of the people'. Its position right after the head noun is what supplies the possessive link with no separate 'of'.
ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَذْهَبُ فَيَعْلَمُ لِنَا عِلْمَ الْقَوْمِ
Then he said, 'There is a man who goes and learns the people's knowledge for us.'
الْقَوْم the people
This is the owner half of the pair begun by 'knowledge', placed in the 'of' slot and carrying 'the'. Its article makes the whole possessive chain definite. Sitting right behind the head noun is what creates the link, with no separate word for 'of'.
فَقَالَ مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَذْهَبُ فَيُعْلِمُ لَنَا عِلْمَ الْقَوْمِ
So he said, "Let a man go and find out about the people for us."
الْقَوْم the people
This definite noun is the owner half of the pair started just before, in the genitive 'of' slot, giving 'of the people'. Its 'the' makes the chain definite. Its placement right after the head noun forms the possessive link with no separate 'of'.
فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ ظُهُورِ الْقَوْمِ
So I set out and entered between the backs of the people.
الْقَوْم the people
This definite noun is the owner half of the pair just begun, in the genitive 'of' slot, giving 'the midst of the people'. Its 'the' marks the chain as definite. Its place right behind the head noun forms the 'of' link with no separate word.