Arabic vocabulary
نَافِذٌbinding
How to say “binding” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
لَهُ الْسَّكَّةُ وَالْخُطْبَةُ وَمَا لَهُ حُكْمٌ نَافِذٌ وَلَا سُلْطَانٌ،
He has the mint and the sermon, but he has no binding ruling or authority.
نَافِذٌ — binding. An indefinite adjective placed after its noun and agreeing with it, attaching to 'a ruling' to mean 'a binding ruling'. Arabic sets the description after the noun and matches its indefiniteness. Under the negation, it sharpens the point: no ruling that actually takes effect.
From: Ignoring God's Guidance →
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