مَالِwealth in Arabic

Example sentences

• قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كُفِيتَ ذَلِكَ وَدُعِيتَ إِلَى الْجَمَالِ وَالْمَالِ وَالشَرَفِ وَالْكَفَاءَةِ أَلا تُجِيبُ؟

  I said: If that would be enough, and you were asked for beauty, wealth, honor, and suitability, would you not answer?

  وَالْمَالِ — and wealth. The connector wa- ('and') fused to a noun made definite by al- ('wealth'); it is coordinated with the first list item, so it too is governed by the earlier 'to' and stays in the genitive. It adds the second quality.

  From: The Prophet's Marriage to Khadijah →

• كَالْفَرَحِ بِالْمَالِ الْحَرَامِ،

  Like rejoicing over illicit money,

  بِالْمَالِ — over the money. The prefix bi- ('over/at') is a preposition forcing the noun after it into the 'of...' ending, plus the 'the' of the noun. It marks what the rejoicing is directed AT: the money. So the small bi- ties the misplaced joy to the wrongful gain it fixes on.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →