مَرَّاتٍtimes

Example sentences

• وَهَذَا آخِرُ ثَلاَثِ مَرَّاتٍ أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ لَا تَعُودُ ثُمَّ تَعُودُ

  And this is the last of three times that you claim you will not return, and then you return.

  مَرَّاتٍ — times. A plural noun closing the count, the final link owned by 'three' before it. Arabic puts the thing counted after the numeral in this construction; the plural form names the repeated occasions the Prophet is tallying.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →

• فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ مُحَمَّدٌ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ،

  Then Abu Sufyan said, "Is Muhammad among the people?" three times.

  مَرَّاتٍ — times. A plural noun 'times/occurrences' counted by the 'three' before it; with a small number like three Arabic uses the plural counted item. Together they mean the question was put 'three times'.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ إِبْنُ أَبِ قُحَافَةِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ،

  Then he said, "Is the son of Abu Quhafa among the people?" three times.

  مَرَّاتٍ — times. A plural noun 'times' counted by the 'three' before it; with a small number Arabic uses the plural counted item. Together they mean the question was put 'three times'.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ اِبْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ،

  He then said three times, "Is Ibn al-Khattab among the people?"

  مَرَّاتٍ — times. A plural noun 'times' counted by the 'three' before it, the plural form a small number takes for its counted item. Together they mean 'three times'.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• وَلِيُشَهِّرَنَّهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بَعْدَ أَنْ سَتَرَهُ مَرَّاتٍ ،

  And may Allah the Exalted expose him after He had concealed him several times,

  مَرَّاتٍ — several times. This is a plural noun used to count the repetitions of the concealing, working like an adverb of frequency, 'several times over'. Its plural shape carries the sense of multiple occasions, telling you the covering happened again and again before any exposure.

  From: Sincerity in Prophetic Knowledge →