Arabic vocabulary

معبودdeity in Arabic

معبود is how you say “deity” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

والأفضلُ أن تجمعَ اللفظَ والحضور تردِّد لا إلهَ إلا الله وأنت تفكّ قيودَ قلبِك من كلِّ معبودٍ باطلٍ صورة، مال، هوى
And it is better to combine the utterance and presence: you repeat 'None is worthy of worship except Allah' while freeing your heart from all false gods: images, wealth, desires.
مَعْبُودٍ — worshipped. 'a worshipped thing', a passive participle ('one that is worshipped'), genitive partner of 'kull'. Being passive, it names anything set up as an object of worship.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →

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