مُتَمَاجِنِينَthose who spar

Example sentences

• أَضْحَكَ الثَّكَالَى بِمَا يُسْرَدُ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ البُخَلَاءِ وَالْحَمْقَى وَالْمُغْفَلِينَ وَالْمُتَمَاجِنِينَ وَالظُّرَافِ

  He made the bereaved woman laugh with tales recounted about the misers, the fools, the gullible, those who spar, and the witty.

  وَالْمُتَمَاجِنِينَ — and those who spar. This adds a list 'and' to a participle-plural naming 'those who jest/spar'. The 'and' simply strings it into the catalogue, and the plural shape (a participle turned plural) names a category of people by what they do.

  From: The Preacher's Legacy →

• وَالْمَغْفِلِينَ وَالْمُتَمَاجِنِينَ وَالظُّرَافِ

  and the gullible, the banterers, and the witty ones.

  وَالْمُتَمَاجِنِينَ — and the banterers. This adds a list 'and' to a participle-plural naming 'the jesters/banterers'. The 'and' strings it into the catalogue, and the plural (a participle turned plural) names a type of person by what they do.

  From: Sermons, Wit, and Sorrow →