الْمَدَّthe tide

Example sentences

• فَإِذَا قَالَ لَكَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْ لَهُ اِحْبِسْ عَنِّي الْمَدَّ

  So if he says that to you, say to him, "Hold back the tide from me."

  الْمَدَّ — the tide. A definite noun with 'al-' (the), in the object form as what is to be held back. The article marks it as the specific tide at issue. Its object ending shows it is what the command 'hold back' acts on.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →

• فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَنْكَ الْمَدَّ

  For he cannot hold back the tide from you.

  الْمَدَّ — the tide. A definite noun with 'al-' (the), in the object form as what cannot be held back. The article marks it as the specific tide. Its object ending shows it is the thing the verb 'hold back' would act on.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →