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مر bitter in Arabic

مر is how you say “bitter” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وإن كانت تؤول إلى الجنة، فهي حلوة في الحقيقة وإن كانت مرة في المذاق

And if it leads to Paradise, then it is truly sweet, even if it is bitter in taste.

مُرَّةً bitter

The complement of 'was', describing the pleasure, with a bare indefinite ending: bitter. It takes the form such being-verbs require for the ascribed state.

From Paradise Over Pleasure

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More example sentences

ألم تر إلى المريض كيف يمتنع عن الطعام اللذيذ خوفًا من زيادة المرض، ويشرب الدواء المرّ رجاء للشفاء؟

Have you not seen how a sick person refrains from delicious food fearing an increase in illness, and drinks bitter medicine hoping for a cure?

الْمُرَّ bitter

An adjective 'bitter' describing the medicine. It trails its noun and copies its definiteness and form, agreeing with it: the bitter medicine.

From Paradise Over Pleasure

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