Arabic vocabulary
نعمة is how you say “blessing” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَقَضَاء يَقْضِيه عَلَيْهِ ونعمة ينعم بهَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَا يَنْفَكّ من هَذِه الثَّلَاثَة
And a decree He executes upon him, and a blessing He bestows upon him, so he does not separate from these three.
وَنِعْمَةٌ — and a blessing. The third subject joined by 'and', indefinite and nominative like its fellows. It names a favor God bestows, completing the trio of command, decree and blessing.
From: Accepting God's Decree →لا يتضجر عند المصيبة، ولا يفرح فرحَ بطر عند النعمة
He does not grumble at misfortune, nor rejoice with arrogant joy at blessing.
النِّعْمَةِ — blessing. The occasion named after 'at', 'blessing', carrying the genitive ending the time-word requires. Its 'the' marks it as the definite favour in view.
From: Trusting God's Decree →OpenArabic teaches words like نعمة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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