النَّوَاةُthe pit

Example sentences

• وَأَقَلُّ مِحْنَةِ الْكَبِيرِ أَنْ تَقَعَ النَّوَاةُ فِي الْكُوزِ،

  And the least trial of the elder is that the pit falls into the jug.

  النَّوَاةُ — the pit. The definite subject of 'fall', carrying the -u subject ending and placed after its verb. With 'al-' it names the specific thing supposed to drop, the pit; a 'in' phrase will give its destination.

  From: On Birth and Its Timing →