ثَلَاثٍthree things

Example sentences

• وَلَقَدْ بُشِّرَ الصَّابِرُونَ بِثَلَاثٍ كُلُّ مِنْهَا خَيْرٌ مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا يَتَحَاسَدُونَ

  And indeed the patient ones were given glad tidings of three things, each of which is better than what the people of the world compete over.

  بِثَلَاثٍ — of three things. The bi- prefix marks the content of the tidings ('of/with'), governing a numeral 'three' into the genitive. It names what the glad tidings consist of, the three things detailed next.

  From: Patience and God's Help →