قُلْنَthey said

Example sentences

• فَقُلْنَ لِهَا كَلِّمِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ،

  So they said to her, "Speak to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; he addresses the people."

  فَقُلْنَ — so they said. Two pieces in one word: the fa- chains this clause to the previous one with a light 'so', and the verb's ending marks a feminine 'they' (a group of women), the dedicated women's-plural shape. The prefix links the speech while the verb names the female speakers without a separate pronoun.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →

• فَقُلْنَ لَهَا كَلِّمِيْهِ حَتَّى يُكَلِّمَكِ،

  And they said to her, 'Speak to him until he speaks to you.'

  فَقُلْنَ — and they said. Two forces in one word: the fa- chains the clause with a light 'and/so', and the past verb's ending marks a feminine 'they', the dedicated women's-plural shape. The prefix links the speech while the verb names the female speakers without a separate pronoun.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →

• فَقُلْنَ إِرْجِعِي إِلَيْهِ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ،

  We said, "Go back to him," but she refused to return.

  فَقُلْنَ — so we said. Two forces in one word: the fa- chains the clause with a light 'so', and the past verb's ending marks 'we', built into its tail. The prefix links the speech while the verb names the speakers without a separate pronoun.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →