Arabic vocabulary

جَزَعَdespair in Arabic

جَزَعَ is how you say “despair” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

يا آدم، لا تجزع من قولي لك اخرج منها، فلك ولصالح ذريتك خلّفتها
O Adam, do not grieve over My saying to you: 'Get out of it,' for I created it for you and your righteous descendants.
تَجْزَعْ — you despair. Present-form verb 'despair, panic', 'you' form, shortened after 'la' to make a prohibition — 'do not despair'.
From: Adam's Descent →
لا تجزع من كأس زلل كانت سبب كيسك،
Do not despair from a cup of slip that was the cause of your prudence.
تَجْزَعْ — you despair. Present-form verb 'despair', 'you' form, shortened after 'la' — 'do not despair'.
From: Adam's Descent →

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