Fihri is an English word starting with the letter F. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Fihri in a sentence
Context around Fihri
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fihri
- In this selection, "fihri" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, turned, eventually and himself stand out and add context to how "fihri" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include al fihri eventually did and al fihri himself managed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fihri" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fihri
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Al-Fihri eventually did make another bid for power. (9 words)
Abd al-Rahman led the charge toward al-Fihri's army. (11 words)
After the setback, al-Fihri turned his army back south to face the "pretender". (14 words)
Now most of central and northern al-Andalus (Toledo, Zaragoza, Barcelona, etc.) was out of his rule, with large swathes remaining in the hands of Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri's supporters until 779 (submission of Zaragoza). (39 words)
In an attempt to demoralize Abd al-Rahman's troops, al-Fihri ensured that his troops not only were well fed, but also ate gluttonous amounts of food in full view of the Umayyad lines. (35 words)
For a while al-Fihri met the obligations of the one-sided truce, but he still had many people loyal to him; people who would have liked to see him back in power. (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
Abd al-Rahman led the charge toward al-Fihri's army.
Abd ar-Rahman's appointed governor in Sevilla took up the chase, and after a series of small fights, managed to defeat al-Fihri's army.
After the setback, al-Fihri turned his army back south to face the "pretender".
Al-Fihri eventually did make another bid for power.
Al-Fihri himself managed to escape to the former Visigoth capital of Toledo in central al-Andalus; once there, he was promptly killed.
Al-Fihri would have to report once a day to Abd al-Rahman, as well as turn over some of his sons and daughters as hostages.
An attempt at negotiations soon followed in which it is likely that Abd al-Rahman was offered the hand of al-Fihri's daughter in marriage and great wealth.
During this time, emir al-Fihri and the Syrian commander al-Sumayl, pondered what to do about the new threat to their shaky hold on power.
For a while al-Fihri met the obligations of the one-sided truce, but he still had many people loyal to him; people who would have liked to see him back in power.
In an attempt to demoralize Abd al-Rahman's troops, al-Fihri ensured that his troops not only were well fed, but also ate gluttonous amounts of food in full view of the Umayyad lines.
In exchange for al-Fihri's life and wealth, he would be a prisoner and not allowed to leave the city limits of Córdoba.
Now most of central and northern al-Andalus (Toledo, Zaragoza, Barcelona, etc.) was out of his rule, with large swathes remaining in the hands of Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri's supporters until 779 (submission of Zaragoza).
St Martin’s Press), 1968. p. 66 Both al-Fihri and al-Sumayl managed to escape the field (probably) with parts of the army too.
The last step was to have al-Fihri's general, al-Sumayl, garroted in Córdoba's jail.
While at large, al-Fihri managed to gather an army allegedly numbering to 20,000.