عَادَاتِهِمْtheir customs

Example sentences

• وَمَيْلًا إِلَى عَادَاتِهِمْ وَتَقْلِيدًا لِكُبَرَائِهِمْ

  and a leaning toward their customs and an imitation of their elders.

  عَادَاتِهِمْ — their customs. A plural noun 'customs' with a 'their' pronoun fused on, in the after-preposition ending set by the 'toward' before it. The attached pronoun marks whose customs. It is what the leaning is directed at.

  From: Finding the Prophet's Way →

• بَلَّ يَجْرُونَ عَلَى عَادَاتِهِمْ كَالْبَهَائِمِ،

  Rather, they follow their customs like cattle.

  عَادَاتِهِمْ — their customs. A plural noun with a 'their' suffix on the end, so one word holds both 'customs' and its owners; that suffix points back to the people just criticised. It sits in the 'of'-style ending because the preposition before it governs it, naming the rut along which they keep moving.

  From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →