Arabic vocabulary
طَمِعَcovet in Arabic
طَمِعَ is how you say “covet” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ إِذَا أُطْمِعَتْ طَمِعَتْ
Indeed, when the soul is given hope of something, it becomes greedy.
طَمِعَتْ — it covets. Past-tense verb 'tami'at' = 'it became greedy'; '-at' marks feminine 'it'.
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