شَجَرَةٌtree

Example sentences

• وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْبُخْلَ شَجَرَةٌ فِي النَّارِ

  And know that stinginess is a tree in Hellfire.

  شَجَرَةٌ — a tree. This indefinite noun is the predicate, the thing stinginess is equated with. With no verb between subject and predicate, Arabic states 'X is Y' by mere placement: 'stinginess is a tree'.

  From: Charity and Stinginess →

• وَكَذَلِكَ الْكَرْمُ شَجَرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ

  And likewise, generosity is a tree in Paradise.

  شَجَرَةٌ — a tree. This indefinite noun is the predicate equated with the subject; with no verb between, 'generosity is a tree' is stated by mere adjacency. It mirrors the earlier stinginess image.

  From: Charity and Stinginess →