Arabic vocabulary
تَخْيِيلdelusion in Arabic
تَخْيِيل is how you say “delusion” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
ولا يزيدُ الإيمانَ علمًا ولا يقينًا؛ بل قد يفتحُ بابَ التخييلِ والبدع
and it neither increases faith in knowledge nor certainty; rather, it may open the door to delusion and innovations.
التَّخْيِيلِ — delusion. Genitive owner of 'door' — 'fanciful imagining'. The verbal noun names the act of conjuring images in the mind.
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