Arabic vocabulary
شُبْهَةً is how you say “a doubt” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فَأَقْبَلَ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَلِّطُ بِالْبَيَانِ شُبْهَةً
Then Satan came, mixing a doubt into the statement.
شَبِّهَا — a doubt. An indefinite noun in the accusative shape, the thing being mixed in and so the direct object of the action. The tanwin ending (an added '-n' sound) marks it as both indefinite and the receiver of the verb.
From: Finding the Prophet's Way →وَمَنْ كَسَبَ شُبْهَةً يَأْمُلُ أَنْ يَمْحُوهَا بِالْوَرَعِ،
And whoever acquires a doubtful gain hopes to erase it by piety.
شُبْهَةً — a doubt. An indefinite noun in the object (accusative) form because it is what the condition-verb acquires. Its ending marks it as the direct object, the questionable gain; left indefinite, it keeps the case general, applying to any such doubtful acquisition.
From: Preparing for Death and Repentance →OpenArabic teaches words like شُبْهَةً through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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