صَارَعَwrestled

Example sentences

• وَمَثَلُ الأَوَّلِ كَرَجُلٍ صَارَعَ رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا فَلَا يُقْهَرُ إِلَّا بِتَعَبٍ وَمِشْقَةٍ

  And the example of the first is like a man who wrestled a very strong man; he is not overcome except by fatigue and hardship.

  صَارَعَ — he wrestled. A past-tense verb of the wrestling-pattern (the kind that means doing something to someone), with its 'he' subject built in. It takes the next noun as the person wrestled, the opponent.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →

• وَالْثَّانِيُ كَمَنْ صَارَعَ رَجُلًا ضَعِيفًا فَإِنَّهُ يَصْرَعُهُ بِغَيْرِ مِشْقَةٍ

  And the second is like someone who wrestles a weak man; he throws him down without difficulty.

  صَارَعَ — he wrestled. A past-tense verb of the wrestling-pattern (doing something to someone), with its 'he' subject built in. It takes the next noun as the opponent wrestled.

  From: Staying Firm in Faith →