Arabic vocabulary
مَغْبُون is how you say “deceived” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
وقد قال عليه الصلاة والسلام نعمتان مغبون فيهما كثير من الناس الصحة والفراغ
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Two blessings which many people are deceived about are health and free time.
مَغْبُونٌ — deceived. An indefinite passive participle, 'cheated/short-changed', describing the two blessings: many people are the ones cheated regarding them. Built from a passive pattern, it casts the people as undergoing the loss.
From: Health as a Blessing →OpenArabic teaches words like مَغْبُون through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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