مَعْقُولٌtied

Example sentences

• حَتَّى لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا سُفْيَانِ وَثَبَ عَلَى جَمَلٍ لَهُ مَعْقُولٌ

  I even saw Abu Sufyan leap onto his tied camel.

  مَعْقُولٌ — tied. This is a passive participle, a 'having-been-done' word, here 'tied/hobbled', describing the camel as in the state of having been bound. Arabic uses such a participle to capture the result of an action as a lasting condition. It tells you the camel was already restrained when he leapt on.

  From: A Spy in the Enemy Camp →