كُونُواbe in Arabic

Example sentences

• ولا تدابروا، وكونوا عباد الله إخوانًا كما أمركم

  And do not turn away from one another, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers as He commanded you.

  وَكُونُوا — and be. This is wa- (and) attached to a command form of the verb 'to be', addressed to a group, so it instructs 'and be...'. Arabic has a direct command shape for 'be', and the plural addressee is built into the ending; what they are told to become is named by the words that follow.

  From: Avoid Envy and Suspicion →

• وفي رواية لا تحاسدوا، ولا تباغضوا، ولا تجسسوا، ولا تحسسوا ولا تناجشوا وكونوا عباد الله إخوانًا

  And in a version: 'Do not envy, do not hate, do not spy, do not look for faults, do not artificially raise bids, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers.'

  وَكُونُوا — and be. This is wa- (and) on the command form of 'to be', addressed to a group, 'and be...'. Arabic has a direct command shape for 'be', with the plural addressee built into the ending; what they should become follows.

  From: Avoid Envy and Suspicion →