Arabic vocabulary

قُرَيْشُthe Quraysh in Arabic

قُرَيْشُ is how you say “the Quraysh” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ قُوَّادُ النَّاسِ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people? Where are the heads of the people?
قُرَيْش — the Quraysh. This tribe-name is the subject of the verb-less 'where are...' question, paired directly with 'where' to ask after its members. As a proper name it is inherently definite. It names the first group whose absence is being pointed out.
From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →
نَادَوْا أَيْنَ قُرَيْشُ أَيْنَ رُؤُوسُ النَّاسِ
They shouted, "Where are the Quraysh? Where are the leaders of the people?"
قُرَيْش — the Quraysh. This tribe-name is the subject of the verb-less 'where are...' question, paired with 'where' to ask after its members. As a proper name it is inherently definite. It names the first group called for.
From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →

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