Arabic vocabulary
أَعْمَالٌ is how you say “actions” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وكذلك أعماله،
and likewise his actions,
أَعْمَالُهُ — his actions. A broken plural 'deeds' with '-hu' (his) attached, nominative as the new subject under the carried-over sense. His actions too issue forth good.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة
Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes unexpectedly.
وَالأَعْمَالُ — and the deeds. The joined 'and' plus a noun 'deeds', the subject of a second verbless clause, its 'the' marking it as a known whole. It is set against the adjective that follows.
From: Seize the Days You Have →العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة
Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes suddenly.
وَالأَعْمَالُ — and deeds. The joined 'and' plus a noun 'deeds', the subject of a second verbless clause, its 'the' marking it as a known whole. It is set against the adjective that follows.
From: While You Still Can →OpenArabic teaches words like أَعْمَالٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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