حَرْبٌwar

Example sentences

• وَالْحَرْبُ سِجَالٌ،

  And war is fierce fighting.

  وَالْحَرْبُ — and the war. A connector 'and' prefixed to a noun 'war' made definite by its built-in 'the', so one word means 'and the war'. It stands as the topic of a noun-based 'X is Y' statement whose 'is' is left unspoken.

  From: A Companion at Battle →

• وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَ دَاءِهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ نَوْبًا فَهُوَ مُتَرَدِّدٌ بَيْنَ الصِّحَّةِ وَالْمَرَضِ

  And among them are those for whom the struggle between his disease and his strength is in bouts, so he is wavering between health and illness.

  الْحَرْبُ — the struggle. A definite noun, the subject of the clause that follows. In this passage 'the struggle' is the figurative back-and-forth between sickness and strength, so 'al-' points to that ongoing inner contest rather than a literal war.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →