مَالٌwealth

Example sentences

• وهكذا يُفهَمُ تنظيمُ العلمِ، ومنعُ الاعتداءِ، وصيانةُ الأموالِ والعقودِ، وتوفيرُ أسبابِ التعارفِ والرحمةِ بين الناس؛

  Thus, the organization of knowledge, prevention of aggression, safeguarding of wealth and contracts, and provision of means for acquaintance and compassion among people is understood;

  الأَمْوَالِ — wealth. A broken plural, 'properties / wealth,' in the -i form, owned in 'the safeguarding of wealth.' Guarding people's assets is among the aims; paired with 'contracts' next.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →

• واعلم أن كل لحظة من عمرك رأس مال لك،

  And know that every moment of your life is capital for you,

  مَالٍ — capital. The second noun of the 'head of' pairing; together they form the idiom for principal or starting capital. Being the owned, completing half of the pair, it carries the possessive case ending, side by side with the first noun and with no word for 'of' between them.

  From: While You Still Can →