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طَمَعَ coveted in Arabic

طَمَعَ is how you say “coveted” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وَطَمَعٌ فِيهِ الشَّيْطَانُ ،

And Satan coveted him.

وَطَمَعٌ and coveted

The opening 'wa-' coordinates this clause with the surrounding chain of misfortunes. The core is a verbal noun, the name of the act of coveting used in place of a finished verb, a compact way Arabic continues a sequence; English unpacks it into 'and Satan coveted'.

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More example sentences

وَمَنْ عَزَّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّبْرُ طَمَعَ فِيهِ عَدُوُّهُ

And whoever finds patience hard, his enemy will take advantage of him.

طَمَعَ will take advantage

A past-tense verb 'coveted / took advantage', the result clause of the rule. Its subject is named next, and it pairs with the 'in him' phrase that follows.

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