شَابٌّyoung

Example sentences

• وَهُوَ غُلاَمٌ شَابٌّ لَقِنٌ ثَقِيفٌ،

  He was a young boy, Laqin of Thaqif.

  شَابٌّ — young. An adjective 'young' trailing the noun it describes, the normal Arabic order, and copying that noun's grammar to show they pair up, so it shares the nominative, indefinite shape. It adds a quality to 'a boy', building up the portrait.

  From: The Secret Migration →