Arabic vocabulary
How to say “appearance” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
ظاهرك متجمل بلباس التَّقْوَى وباطنك باطية
Your outward appearance is beautified with the garment of piety, while your inward self is ruined.
ظَاهِرُكَ — Your outward appearance. 'Outward / visible part' with '-ka' (your) attached, the topic, nominative — your outside. The suffix marks it as yours.
From: Guarding the Heart →وَمَا يُشَاهِدُهُ مِنْ أَحْوَالِهِ ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا فِي ذَلِكَ أَبْيَنُ دَلَالَةٍ عَلَى وَحْدَانِيَّةِ الرَّبِّ وَثُبُوتِ صِفَاتِهِ
And what they witness in their states, both outward and inward, is the clearest indication of the oneness of the Lord and the affirmation of His attributes.
ظَاهِرًا — outward. A noun 'outward' in the accusative used as a state-describing adverb: in its outward aspect. The accusative ending casts it into this 'in the state of' role.
From: Proofs of Scripture →OpenArabic teaches words like ظاهر through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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