ثَلَاثَةِthree

Example sentences

• فَإِذَا بِثَلَاثَةِ نَفَرٍ قُعَّادٍ رُؤُوسُهُمْ فِي مُرَقَّعَاتِهِمْ

  Then three people were sitting with their heads in their cloaks.

  بِثَلَاثَة — with three. The front 'bi-' here is the partner of that surprise 'idha': it introduces the thing suddenly discovered, so the literal shape is 'and there were three...'. It governs the numeral phrase in the genitive ending and presents it as the unexpected sight.

  From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →