أُكْتُبْهُwrite it in Arabic

Example sentences

• فَقَالَ أُكْتُبْهُ لِي، قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَكْتُبُ هَذَا الأَحْدَاثُ،

  He said, "Write it for me." I said, "May God set you right; only young people write this."

  أُكْتُبْهُ — write it. A command-form verb ('write!') with -hu fused on as the object 'it', so order and object ride in one word. The addressee 'you' is built into the verb shape, making this a direct request to the listener.

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• فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ أُكْتُبْهُ فَإِنَّ الْأَشْرَافُ يَعْجِبُهُمْ الْمُلَاحَةُ

  He said, "Woe to you; write it down, for the nobles admire ornamented speech."

  أَكْتُبُهُ — write it down. A command-form verb ('write it down') with an attached object 'it', so order and object ride in one word. The addressee 'you' is built into the verb shape, making this a direct order to the listener.

  From: Permissible Laughter and Conduct →