Circumstantial nominal clauses (و)

QuestionAnswer
to lie down
استلقىistalqâ
while (circumstantial)
وwa
Tariq lay down while he was tired.
استلقى طارق وهو متعب.istalqâ târiq wa huwa mut'ab
full moon
بدرbadr
bright
مضيءmudî'
We lay down while the full moon was bright in the sky.
استلقينا والبدر مضيء في السماء.istalqaynâ wa-l-badru mudii'un fi s-samâ'
binoculars
منظارminzhâr
Ali looked at the sky through the binoculars while the moon was bright.
نظر علي إلى السماء بالمنظار والقمر مضيء.nazhara 'aliyyun ilâ as-samâ'i bil-minzhâri wal-qamaru mudî'un
torch
شعلةsho'la
to shine
لمعlama'a
Fatima sat in front of the tent while the torch was shining.
جلست فاطمة أمام الخيمة والشعلة تلمع.jalasat fâṭimatu amâma l-khaymati wash-shu'latu talma'u.
to cover
غطىghattâ
blanket
بطانيةbattaniyya
coldness
بردbard
Mahmoud covered his son with a blanket while the cold was severe.
غطى محمود ابنه ببطانية والبرد شديد.ghattâ mahmûdun ibnahu bibattâniyyatin wal-bardu shadîdun.
staying up late
ساهرsâhir
We talked while we were staying up late around the fire.
تحدثنا ونحن ساهرون حول النار.tahaddathnâ wa nahnu sâhirûna hawla n-nâr
Aisha began to sleep while she was under the blanket.
بدأت عائشة تنام وهي تحت البطانية.bada'at â'ishatu tanâmu wahiya tahta al-battâniyyati
The man complained about the cold while he was observing the sky.
شكا الرجل من البرد وهو يراقب السماء.shakâ ar-rajulu mina al-bardi wa huwa yurâqibu as-samâ'a.
Maryam had lit the torch while she was staying up late.
كانت مريم قد أشعلت الشعلة وهي ساهرة.kânat maryamu qad ash'alati sh-shu'lata wa hiya sâhira
We walked in the forest while the full moon was shining above us.
مشينا في الغابة والبدر يلمع فوقنا.mashaynâ fil ghâbati walbadru yalma'u fawqanâ
The leader carried the binoculars while he was observing the forest.
حمل القائد المنظار وهو يراقب الغابة.hamala al-qâ'idu al-minzhâra wa huwa yurâqibu al-ghâbata
The snow covered the mountain while we were in the house.
غطى الثلج الجبل ونحن في البيت.ghattâ ath-thalju al-jabala wa-nahnu fil-bayti.