(السمع) – al-sama’ – Arabic Word A Day

(السمع) – al-sama’, noun

 

Meanings

1. hearing (the faculty of)

 

Examples

1. huwa fa_qidu l’-sama’
   (هو فاقد السمع);
   He’s lost his hearing.
2. sama’uhu Da’i_fun
   (سمعه ضعيف)
   His hearing is weak.

 

Etymology/notes

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(قل) – qul – Arabic Word A Day

(قل) – qul, verb indicative

Meanings

1. say

 

Examples

1. qul huwa allahu aHad.
   (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ);
   Say: He is God, the one.

Etymology/Notes

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(رأى) – Ra’a_ Arabic Word A Day

(رأى) – Ra’a_- verb

Meanings

1. to see,
2. to percieve, to think, have an opinion, to regard

 

Examples

1. ra’a_ muhammadun Sadi_qahu
   (رأى محمدٌ صديقـَه);
   Muhammad saw his friend.
2. ra’a_ zaidun Sadi_qahu kari_man
   (رأى زيد صديقـَه كريمًا);
   Zaid regarded his friend as generous.
3. innahum yarawnahu ba’i_dan, wa nara_hu qari_ban
   (إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا);
   They regard it as far off, yet we see it to be close. – 70:6-7

(مِنْْ) – min – Arabic Word A Day

(مِنْْ) – min – particle

Definitions:

1. from
2. some, some of

Examples:

1. ana min al-Si_n
   (أنا من الصين);
   I am from China.
2. yawmun min al-ayya_m sawfa najtami’
   (يوم من الأيام سوف نجتمع);
   Some day we’ll be together…

Etymology:

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(رفع) – rafa’a – Arabic Word A Day

(رفع) – rafa’a , verb, present (يرفع) yarfa’u

Meanings

1. to lift, to hoist up
2. to raise, to elevate
3. to erect, restore, to upgrade

Examples

1. wa rafa’a abawayhi ‘ala_ ‘l-‘arshi wa kharru_ lahu sujjadan
   (وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّواْ لَهُ سُجَّداً);
   ”And so he lifted his parents up on the throne, and the rest fell prostrate to him…” – Quran 12:100
2. wa idh yarfa’u ibra_hi_mu ‘l-qawa_’ida mina ‘l-bait…
   (وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ);
   “And when Abraham restored the foundations of the house…” – Quran 2:127
3. Alla_hu ‘lladhi_ rafa’a ‘l-sama_wa_ti bi ghayri ‘amadin tarawnaha_
   (اللّهُ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا);
   “God is he who has raised the heavens without any visible pillars” – Quran 13:2

 

(تعال) – Arabic Word A Day

(تعال) – ta’a_la, fem. (تعالـَيْْ) – ta’a_lay

Meanings

1. come (as a command or request)

Examples

1. ya_ muHammad, ta’a_la huna_
   (يا محمد ، تعال هنا);
   Muhammad, come here!
2. ya_ fa_Timah, ta’a_lay bi sur’ah.
   (يا فاطمة ، تعالي بسرعة);
   Fatimah, come quickly!

Note

Common usage of the feminine for “ta’a_la” is “ta’a_li_”. While this is common, it is not the classical pronounciation of the word.

(خضرة) khuDrah – Arabic Word A Day

(خضرة) khuDrah, noun. Pl. (خضروات) khuDrawa_t

 

Meanings

1. vegetable

 

Examples

1. al-khuDrawa_tu mufi_datun SiHiyyan
   (الخضروات مفيدة صحيًا);
   Vegetables are good for your health.
2. hal ta’tabiru al-Tama_Tima khuDratan am fa_kihah?
   (هل تعتبر الطماطم خضرة أم فاكهة):
   Do you consider tomatos to be a vegetable or a fruit?

Etymology/Notes

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(مكتبة) maktabah – Arabic Word A Day

(مكتبة) maktabah, noun

Meanings

1. library
2. bookstore

Examples

1. ista’artu kutuban min ‘l-maktabati
   (استعرت كتبا من المكتبة);
   I borrowed books from the library.
2. al-raja_u min zuwwa_ri ‘l-maktabati ‘l-suku_tu
   (الرجاء من زوار المكتبة السكوت);
   Visitors to the library are asked to be quiet.
3. Sharaytu ‘l-kita_ba min maktabati ‘l-ja_mi’ati
   (شريت الكتاب من مكتبة الجامعة);
   I bought the book from the University bookstore.

Etymology/Notes

(مكتبة) Maktabah comes on the scale of (مفعلة) maf’alah, meaning that place where things of the base meaning of the word are gathered. So a Maktabah is a place where books are gathered or are found abundantly, just like a (مأسدة) ma’sadah is land abundant with lions.

(شريت) sharaytu is another way of saying (اشتريت) ishtaraytu.

(كلّ) Kullu – Arabic Word A Day

(كلّ) Arabic Word A Day

 

Meanings

1. all
2. totally, entirely
3. entire, whole

 

Examples

1. ja_a’a ‘l-qawmu kulluhum
   (جاء القوم كلهم);
   All the people came.
2. al-waladu akala ‘l-Hala_wata kullaha_
   (الولد أكل الحلاوة كلها);
   The boy ate the candy in its entirety.
3. ‘ala_ kullin…
   (على كل);
   In any case…

Etymology/Notes

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(لأن) li anna– Arabic Word A Day

(لأن) li anna, particle

Meanings

1. Because

Examples

1. ‘akulu ‘l-samaka li annahu ladhi_dh.
   (آكل السمك لأنّه لذيذ);
   I eat because it is delicious.
2. uHibbu zawji li annahu lati_f
   (أحب زوجي لأنه لطيف);
   I love my husband because he is kind.

 

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