Arabic vocabulary
دُكَّانbusiness in Arabic
دُكَّان is how you say “business” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وإن جعل الطلب له مأكله ودكانا ، فالأعمال بالنيات ،
And if he makes seeking knowledge his means of livelihood and business, then actions are judged by intentions,
وَدُكَّانًا — and business. This is the bound wa- 'and' plus an indefinite noun in the object ending, 'and a shop', coordinated onto the previous second object. The wa- joins it on equal footing, and the object ending marks it too as something the seeking was turned into.
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