Arabic vocabulary
صَوَابٌ is how you say “correctness” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فتجمع بين سرعةِ الحركة وصوابِ الاتجاه
Thus, you combine speed of movement with correctness of direction.
وَصَوَابِ — with correctness of. 'and the correctness of,' joined by 'and,' in the -i form — the second thing combined. It heads an 'of' pair with 'direction': RIGHTNESS of aim, paired with speed.
From: Purifying Your Intentions →والقول الصواب هو الأول لوجوه
And the correct opinion is the first one for several reasons.
الصَّوَابُ — the correct. This adjective 'the correct/right' describes 'the opinion', agreeing with it in definiteness and the plain ending. It characterizes the opinion as the sound one, forming the phrase 'the correct opinion'.
From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →OpenArabic teaches words like صَوَابٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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