أُمَيَّةِUmayya

Example sentences

• أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ صَدِيقًا لِأُمَيَّةِ بْنِ خَلَفٍ،

  He said that he was a friend of Umayya ibn Khalaf.

  لِأُمَيَّةِ — of Umayya. A 'for/to' particle of attachment that puts the following name into the 'of' (genitive) shape, marking whose friend he was. It links the friendship-noun to the person named after it.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• وَكَانَ سَعْدٌ إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَكَّةِ نَزَلَ عَلَى أُمَيَّةِ،

  Whenever Sa'd passed through Mecca, he would stay with Umayya.

  أُمَيَّةِ — Umayya. A proper name in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the preceding preposition governs it. It names the host the traveller habitually stayed with.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• فَنَزَلَ عَلَى أُمَيَّةِ بِمَكَّةِ،

  So he stayed with Umayya in Mecca.

  أُمَيَّةِ — Ummayya. A proper name in the 'of' (genitive) shape — its final kasra ending is what marks the genitive — because the preceding 'upon' governs it. It names the host.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →