مَعًاtogether

Example sentences

• ميزانُه واضح معنى مُحْكَم وجملةٌ تامّة تشُدُّ القلبَ والعملَ معًا

  Its scale is clear: a firm meaning and a complete sentence that ties the heart and the actions together.

  مَعًا — together. 'together', an accusative adverb (note the -an) describing how the two are bound — as one, simultaneously. Arabic uses the bare accusative for this kind of 'manner' word.

  From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

• وَكَانَا فِي السِّجْنِ مَعًا، فَمَنَعَهُمَا السِّجَّانُ مِنْ إِدْخَالِ الْحَطَبِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ،

  They were together in prison, and the jailer prevented them from bringing in firewood on a cold night.

  مَعًا — together. This is an adverb of accompaniment meaning 'jointly / side by side', and its open -an ending is the adverbial mark Arabic stamps on such words. It tells you how the two were in prison: together, not separately. The ending is what flags it as describing the manner rather than naming a thing.

  From: A Son Protecting His Father →