ثَلاثٌthree

Example sentences

• وحفظُها يكون على ثلاث درجات الضَّرورياتِ التي لا يقومُ العيشُ بدونها،

  Preservation occurs on three levels: necessities that life cannot go on without,

  ثَلاثِ — three. 'three,' in the -i form after 'on,' heading an 'of' pair with 'levels.' The preserving comes in three grades — named one by one in the sentences that follow.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →

• ثَلاثٌ، صَدِّقْ بِاِثْنَتَيْنِ وَلا تُصَدِّقْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ،

  Three: believe two and do not believe one.

  ثَلاثٌ — Three:. This number word stands alone as a heading announcing how many points follow, in its basic dictionary (nominative) shape since nothing governs it. It is a label, not part of a running clause. The colon-style list it opens is carried by this single counting word.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →