Arabic vocabulary
How to say “cultivate” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
النيةُ لا تُعلَنُ للناس بقدر ما تُدرَّبُ في السرّ؛
Intention is not declared to people as much as it is cultivated in secret.
تُدَرَّبُ — is cultivated. A passive verb, 'is trained / drilled,' doer unnamed, feminine for 'intention.' The positive half of the balance: intention is TRAINED — disciplined and developed — rather than displayed. Where? 'in secret,' next.
From: Purifying Your Intentions →OpenArabic teaches words like تُدَرَّبُ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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