281
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From this reading [FN#281] Arab.
282
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From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading [FN#281] Arab.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
EasternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
FN
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From this reading [FN#281] Arab.
forgetsverbUS /fərˈɡets/
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
Hadis
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From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
Husaynnoun
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
ImamnounUS /ˈaɪmæm/
(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
intrinsicallyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪkəli/
with respect to its inherent nature
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
Kerbelanoun
a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
Nasarta
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From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
Nasrбni
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From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
Nazarenenoun
a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
pleasnounUS /pliːz/
plural of “plea” — a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
slightingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtɪŋ/
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
ThirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
thirsteth
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From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
Vicisti
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From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There is also a Hadis, "Thou shalt not refuse water to him who thirsteth in the desert."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
withholdverbUS /wɪθˈhoʊld/
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading [FN#282] Thirst is the strongest of all pleas to an Eastern, especially to a Persian who never forgets the sufferings of his Imam, Husayn, at Kerbela: he would hardly withhold it from the murderer of his father.
Ya
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From this reading "Ya Nasrбni", the address is not intrinsically slighting but it may easily be made so.
yб
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From this reading I have elsewhere noted that when Julian (is said to have) exclaimed "Vicisti Nazarene!" he was probably thinking in Eastern phrase "Nasarta, yб Nasrбni!"
