«وَبِالْأَحْمَدِ»
Translation: “And by the ‘al-Aḥmad’” (the word Aḥmad with the article).
The author uses بِالْأَحْمَدِ to demonstrate genitive kasrah when the article al- is attached. It is a grammatical illustration from the book; a more familiar construction follows.
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Restoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and Iḍāfah
«وَبِالْأَحْمَدِ»
Translation: “And by the ‘al-Aḥmad’” (the word Aḥmad with the article).
The author uses بِالْأَحْمَدِ to demonstrate genitive kasrah when the article al- is attached. It is a grammatical illustration from the book; a more familiar construction follows.