مَعَكَwith you

Example sentences

• مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ فَقَالَ هَذَا سَعْدٌ

  Who is this with you? Then he said, "This is Sa'd."

  مَعَكَ — with you. A space-word 'with' fused with attached -ka 'you'. It pins the pronoun into the 'of' (genitive) shape and locates the unknown person *in your company*, sharpening the question.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• وَأَنْتَ سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْوَادِيِ تَخَلَّفُوا مَعَكَ،

  And you are the leader of the people of the valley; they lagged behind with you.

  مَعَكَ — with you. A space-word 'with' fused with attached -ka 'you', pulled into the 'of' (genitive) shape. It locates the laggards in the listener's company, pinning the staying-back to him.

  From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →

• إِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ مَعَكَ فَتَوَارَى خَلْفَ حَائِطٍ فَمَاتَ فَصَدَّقَ،

  If it is said to you that a man was with you, withdrew behind a wall, and died, then believe.

  مَعَكَ — with you. A companion preposition meaning 'with' fused to an attached 'you', so togetherness and the second person share one word. It places the man alongside the listener. The 'with' and 'you' are carried as a single unit.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →