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اللَّهْوِ amusement in Arabic

اللَّهْوِ is how you say “amusement” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

الَّذِي قَطَعَ أَنْفَاسَهُ بِالْمُجُونِ وَاللَّهْوِ وَالْأَلْعَابِ

who cut short his life through debauchery, amusement, and games

وَاللَّهْوِ and amusement

The 'wa-' tied to the front simply chains this noun onto the previous one, and because it joins an item governed by 'bi-', this noun inherits the same genitive ending and the same 'by means of' role without repeating the preposition.

From Three States of the Heart

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More example sentences

فَقَدْ بَانَ مِمَّا ذَكَرْنَا أَنَّ نُفُوسَ الْعُلَمَاءِ تَسْرَحُ فِي مُبَاحِ اللَّهْوِ

From what we mentioned, it has become clear that the hearts of the scholars roam in permissible amusements.

اللَّهْوِ amusements

The al- makes this definite, 'the' amusement, and it closes the 'permitted part of...' pairing as its owner. Sitting in the owned-by slot, it carries the genitive 'of' ending, locking the two words into 'the permitted amusement'.

From Permissible Laughter and Conduct

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