Arabic vocabulary
سُلْطَانُ is how you say “authority” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ تُقَاوِمُ قُوَّتُهُ دَاءَهُ فَتَقْهَرُهُ وَيَكُونُ السُّلْطَانُ لِلْقُوَّةِ
Among people are those whose strength resists their disease; it overcomes the illness, and power belongs to strength.
السُّلْطَانُ — the authority. A definite noun, the subject of the 'to be' verb, naming the upper hand or mastery. With 'al-' it points to the decisive power being discussed.
From: Staying Firm in Faith →OpenArabic teaches words like سُلْطَانُ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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