Arabic vocabulary

زاهدascetic in Arabic

زاهد is how you say “ascetic” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

كَمَا أَن العابد الزَّاهِد قد يكون لما فِي قلبه من بِدعَة ونفاق مسخوطا عِنْد الله وَرَسُوله
Just as a devout worshipper may, because of the innovation and hypocrisy in his heart, be disliked by Allah and His Messenger.
الزَّاهِدَ — the ascetic. This is an adjective describing the worshipper, agreeing with that noun in being definite and in its accusative case, as Arabic adjectives must match their noun. So its ending mirrors the noun's, attaching 'the ascetic' as a quality.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →

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