Arabic vocabulary
هُدُوءٌ is how you say “calm” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
إذا داهمك خاطرٌ يجرّك إلى رياءٍ أو عُجب، اسأله بهدوء هل يزيدني قربًا أم يصنع لي تمثالًا من دخان
If a thought comes to you that leads you to vanity or conceit, ask it calmly: does it bring me closer, or does it create a statue of smoke?
بِهُدُوءٍ — calmly. 'bi-' = 'with'; 'hudu'' = 'calm', so 'with calm' — i.e. 'calmly'.
From: On Sincerity →OpenArabic teaches words like هُدُوءٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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