ثُلُثthird

Example sentences

• فإن كان لا محالة، فثلث لطعامه، وثلث لشرابه، وثلث لنفسه

  If it is unavoidable, then a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath.

  فَثُلُثٌ — then a third. This is 'fa-' prefixed to 'a third', opening the answer of the condition, 'then a third...'. The noun is left indefinite and stands as a small statement of how to divide the stomach.

  From: The One-Third Rule →

• فإن كان لا محالة، فثلث لطعامه، وثلث لشرابه، وثلث لنفسه

  If it is unavoidable, then a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath.

  وَثُلُثٌ — and a third. The 'wa-' adds the second portion, and 'a third' stays indefinite and parallel to the first. Coordinated items mirror the one before them.

  From: The One-Third Rule →

• فإن كان لا محالة، فثلث لطعامه، وثلث لشرابه، وثلث لنفسه

  If it is unavoidable, then a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath.

  وَثُلُثٌ — and a third. The 'wa-' adds the final portion, 'and a third', again indefinite and parallel to the others in the threefold split.

  From: The One-Third Rule →